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Title: Semiconductor activated terahertz metamaterials

Abstract

Metamaterials have been developed as a new class of artificial effective media realizing many exotic phenomena and unique properties not normally found in nature. Metamaterials enable functionality through structure design, facilitating applications by addressing the severe material issues in the terahertz frequency range. Consequently, prototype functional terahertz devices have been demonstrated, including filters, antireflection coatings, perfect absorbers, polarization converters, and arbitrary wavefront shaping devices. Further integration of functional materials into metamaterial structures have enabled actively and dynamically switchable and frequency tunable terahertz metamaterials through the application of external stimuli. The enhanced light-matter interactions in active terahertz metamaterials may result in unprecedented control and manipulation of terahertz radiation, forming the foundation of many terahertz applications. In this paper, we review the progress during the past few years in this rapidly growing research field. We particularly focus on the design principles and realization of functionalities using single-layer and few-layer terahertz planar metamaterials, and active terahertz metamaterials through the integration of semiconductors to achieve switchable and frequency-tunable response.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1396114
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-22807
Journal ID: ISSN 2095-2759
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Frontiers of Optoelectronics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2095-2759
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Material Science; terahertz; metamaterials; semiconductor; modulation

Citation Formats

Chen, Hou-Tong. Semiconductor activated terahertz metamaterials. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1007/s12200-014-0436-0.
Chen, Hou-Tong. Semiconductor activated terahertz metamaterials. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-014-0436-0
Chen, Hou-Tong. Fri . "Semiconductor activated terahertz metamaterials". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-014-0436-0. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1396114.
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