Nonlinear terahertz metamaterials with active electrical control

Keiser, G. R.; Karl, N.; Liu, P. Q.; Tulloss, C.; Chen, H. -T.; Taylor, A. J.; Brener, I.; Reno, J. L.; Mittleman, D. M.

doi:10.1063/1.4990671

Title: Nonlinear terahertz metamaterials with active electrical control

Journal Article · Tue Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4990671· OSTI ID:1477886

Keiser, G. R. ^[1]; Karl, N. ^[2]; Liu, P. Q. ^[3]; Tulloss, C. ^[2];

^[4]; Taylor, A. J. ^[4]; Brener, I. ^[5]; Reno, J. L. ^[5]; Mittleman, D. M. ^[2]

Brown Univ., Providence, RI (United States). School of Engineering; Washington College, Chestertown, MD (United States). Dept. of Physics
Brown Univ., Providence, RI (United States). School of Engineering
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies; Univ. at Buffalo, NY (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies

Here, we present a study of an electrically modulated nonlinear metamaterial consisting of an array of split-ring resonators fabricated on n-type gallium arsenide. The resonant metamaterial nonlinearity appears as an intensity-dependent transmission minimum at terahertz frequencies and arises from the interaction between local electric fields in the split-ring resonator (SRR) capacitive gaps and charge carriers in the n-type substrate. We investigate the active tuning range of the metamaterial device as the incident terahertz field intensity is increased and conversely the effect of an applied DC bias on the terahertz field-induced nonlinear modulation of the metamaterial response. Applying a DC bias to the metamaterial sample alters the nonlinear response and reduces the net nonlinear modulation. Similarly, increasing the incident terahertz field intensity decreases the net modulation induced by an applied DC bias. Finally, we interpret these results in terms of DC and terahertz-field-assisted carrier acceleration, scattering, and multiplication processes, highlighting the unique nature of this DC-field modulated terahertz nonlinearity.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Brown Univ., Providence, RI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); US Army Research Office (ARO); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525; AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1477886

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1392709

Report Number(s):: SAND-2018-9641J; 667550

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 111, Issue 12; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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