• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 6, 571 (2017)
Wei Wang1, Fengping Yan1、*, Siyu Tan1, Hong Zhou2, and Yafei Hou3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of All Optical Network & Advanced Telecommunication of EMC, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
  • 2Department of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
  • 3Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita Ward, Okayama Prefecture 700-8530, Japan
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.5.000571 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Wei Wang, Fengping Yan, Siyu Tan, Hong Zhou, Yafei Hou. Ultrasensitive terahertz metamaterial sensor based on vertical split ring resonators[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(6): 571 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    An ultrasensitive metamaterial sensor based on double-slot vertical split ring resonators (DVSRRs) is designed and numerically calculated in the terahertz frequency. This DVSRR design produces a fundament LC resonance with a quality factor of about 20 when the incidence magnetic field component normal to the DVSRR array. The resonant characteristics and sensing performance of the DVSRR array design are systematically analyzed employing a contrast method among three similar vertical split ring resonator (SRRs) structures. The research results show that the elimination of bianisotropy, induced by the structural symmetry of the DVSRR design, helps to achieve LC resonance of a high quality factor. Lifting the SRRs up from the substrate sharply reduces the dielectric loss introduced by the substrate. All these factors jointly result in superior sensitivity of the DVSRR to the attributes of analytes. The maximum refractive index sensitivity is 788 GHz/RIU or 1.04×105 nm/RIU. Also, the DVSRR sensor maintains its superior sensing performance for fabrication tolerance ranging from ?4% to 4% and wide range incidence angles up to 50° under both TE and TM illuminations.
    Δf=f0f=d2πLA*1ϵeff*[111+α(ϵanalyte1)/ϵeff].(1)

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    Wei Wang, Fengping Yan, Siyu Tan, Hong Zhou, Yafei Hou. Ultrasensitive terahertz metamaterial sensor based on vertical split ring resonators[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(6): 571
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