• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 4, 1097 (2022)
Hui-Jun Zhao1, Fei Fan1、2、*, Tian-Rui Zhang1, Yun-Yun Ji1, and Sheng-Jiang Chang1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
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    Hui-Jun Zhao, Fei Fan, Tian-Rui Zhang, Yun-Yun Ji, Sheng-Jiang Chang. Dynamic terahertz anisotropy and chirality enhancement in liquid-crystal anisotropic dielectric metasurfaces[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(4): 1097 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    To enhance and actively control terahertz (THz) anisotropy and chirality, we have designed and fabricated a THz composite device with a liquid crystal (LC) layer and Si anisotropic metasurface. By initial anchoring and electrically rotating the spatial orientation of the LC optical axis, the different symmetry relationships are obtained in this hybrid device. When the optical axis of LC is parallel or perpendicular to the optical axis of the Si metasurface, the anisotropy of the device will be enhanced or offset, which leads to a tunable phase-shift range of more than 180°. When there is an angle between the two optical axes, due to the destruction of the mirror symmetry in the LC-Si anisotropic medium, the highest circular dichroism of the device reaches 30 dB in the middle orientation state of the LC optical axis, and the active modulation can be realized by changing the bias electric field on the LC layer. This composite device demonstrates rich characteristics for the feasible manipulation of THz polarization conversion and chiral transmission, which can be applied in THz polarization imaging and chiral spectroscopy.
    (ERCPELCP)=12(1i1i)(E+45°E45°)=12(1i1i)(A+45°eiδ+45°A45°eiδ45°).

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    (ExA+45°)2+(EyA45°)22ExEyA+45°A45°cosΔφ=sin2Δφ,

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    PEA=arcsin(sin2εsinΔφ)/2,

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    PRA=arctan(tan2εcosΔφ)/2,

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    T=(trrtrltlrtll)=12((t++45°+t45°)+i(t+45°t+45°)(t++45°t45°)i(t+45°+t+45°)(t++45°t45°)+i(t+45°+t+45°)(t++45°+t45°)i(t+45°t+45°)).

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    Co-CD(dB)=10×log10TrrTllTrr+Tll,

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    Cross-CD(dB)=10×log10TrlTlrTrl+Tlr,

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    Co-OA(°)=φrrφll2,

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    Cross-OA(°)=φrlφlr2,

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    Hui-Jun Zhao, Fei Fan, Tian-Rui Zhang, Yun-Yun Ji, Sheng-Jiang Chang. Dynamic terahertz anisotropy and chirality enhancement in liquid-crystal anisotropic dielectric metasurfaces[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(4): 1097
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