• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 40, Issue 8, 0816001 (2020)
Damin Li, Su Yuan, Rongcao Yang*, Jinping Tian, and Wenmei Zhang
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  • College of Physics & Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202040.0816001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Damin Li, Su Yuan, Rongcao Yang, Jinping Tian, Wenmei Zhang. Dynamical Optical-Controlled Multi-State THz Metamaterial Absorber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(8): 0816001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the first absorber. (a) 5×5 array; (b) top view and (c) side view of unit structure
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the first absorber. (a) 5×5 array; (b) top view and (c) side view of unit structure
    Absorptivity of decomposition structure of the first absorber. (a) Square ring with outer-protrusions; (b) square ring with inner-protrusions; (c) two combined square rings; (d) two square rings connected by gold blocks
    Fig. 2. Absorptivity of decomposition structure of the first absorber. (a) Square ring with outer-protrusions; (b) square ring with inner-protrusions; (c) two combined square rings; (d) two square rings connected by gold blocks
    Absorption curves and surface current distributions of the first absorber under different GaAs conductivities. (a) Dynamic absorption curves; surface current distributions at (b) 0.53 THz, (c) 1.32 THz, and (d) 0.686 THz
    Fig. 3. Absorption curves and surface current distributions of the first absorber under different GaAs conductivities. (a) Dynamic absorption curves; surface current distributions at (b) 0.53 THz, (c) 1.32 THz, and (d) 0.686 THz
    Schematic of tunable multi-state absorber. (a) Top view and (b) side view of unit structure
    Fig. 4. Schematic of tunable multi-state absorber. (a) Top view and (b) side view of unit structure
    Absorption curves of the second absorber under different conditions. (a1) No pump light,σGaAs=100 S·m-1;(a2) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=1×103 S·m-1; (a3) 1550 nm pump light, σGaAs=2×103 S·m-1; (a4) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=5×103 S·m-1; (a5) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=1×104 S·m-1; (a6) 1550 nm pump light,σ<s
    Fig. 5. Absorption curves of the second absorber under different conditions. (a1) No pump light,σGaAs=100 S·m-1;(a2) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=1×103 S·m-1; (a3) 1550 nm pump light, σGaAs=2×103 S·m-1; (a4) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=5×103 S·m-1; (a5) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=1×104 S·m-1; (a6) 1550 nm pump light,σ
    Surface current distributions of the second absorber under different conditions. (a) No pump light, 0.518 THz; (b) no pump light, 0.906 THz;(c) no pump light, 1.514 THz; (d) 1500 nm pump light, 0.524 THz; (e) 1500 nm pump light, 1.106 THz; (f) 800 nm pump light, 0.706 THz
    Fig. 6. Surface current distributions of the second absorber under different conditions. (a) No pump light, 0.518 THz; (b) no pump light, 0.906 THz;(c) no pump light, 1.514 THz; (d) 1500 nm pump light, 0.524 THz; (e) 1500 nm pump light, 1.106 THz; (f) 800 nm pump light, 0.706 THz
    Absorptivity of the second absorber versus polarization angle and incidence angle under different absorption modes. (a1)(b1)(c1) Triple-band absorption; (a2)(b2)(c2) dual-band absorption; (a3)(b3)(c3) single-band absorption
    Fig. 7. Absorptivity of the second absorber versus polarization angle and incidence angle under different absorption modes. (a1)(b1)(c1) Triple-band absorption; (a2)(b2)(c2) dual-band absorption; (a3)(b3)(c3) single-band absorption
    Wavelength of pump lightAbsorption modeFrequency /THzAbsorptivity /%
    No pumpTriple-band absorption0.518/0.906/1.51498.19/96.93/99.97
    1550 nm pump lightTriple-/dual-band absorption0.518/0.906/1.514/0.524/1.10698.19/96.93/99.97/97.35/99.67
    800 nm pump lightTriple-/single-band absorption0.518/0.906/1.514/0.70698.19/96.93/99.97/99.91
    Table 1. Absorption properties of dynamically tunable multi-state metamaterial absorber
    Damin Li, Su Yuan, Rongcao Yang, Jinping Tian, Wenmei Zhang. Dynamical Optical-Controlled Multi-State THz Metamaterial Absorber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(8): 0816001
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