Vanadium dioxide-based terahertz metasurfaces for manipulating wavefronts with switchable polarization
R Nie, C He, R Zhang, Z Song - Optics & Laser Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
R Nie, C He, R Zhang, Z Song
Optics & Laser Technology, 2023•ElsevierAs a unique phase transition material, vanadium dioxide (VO 2) has been widely applied in
switchable and modulating metasurfaces. In this work, VO 2-based reflective meta-atoms are
designed to achieve wavefront reconfiguration in terahertz frequency. When VO 2 is metal,
four optimized meta-atoms with 90 o phase difference provide a full phase coverage, and
they achieve high polarization conversion efficiency. After phase transition of VO 2, the
capability in the metallic state is lost. Thus, the corresponding phase coverage is switched …
switchable and modulating metasurfaces. In this work, VO 2-based reflective meta-atoms are
designed to achieve wavefront reconfiguration in terahertz frequency. When VO 2 is metal,
four optimized meta-atoms with 90 o phase difference provide a full phase coverage, and
they achieve high polarization conversion efficiency. After phase transition of VO 2, the
capability in the metallic state is lost. Thus, the corresponding phase coverage is switched …
As a unique phase transition material, vanadium dioxide (VO 2) has been widely applied in switchable and modulating metasurfaces. In this work, VO 2-based reflective meta-atoms are designed to achieve wavefront reconfiguration in terahertz frequency. When VO 2 is metal, four optimized meta-atoms with 90 o phase difference provide a full phase coverage, and they achieve high polarization conversion efficiency. After phase transition of VO 2, the capability in the metallic state is lost. Thus, the corresponding phase coverage is switched from 360° to 0°, and the phenomenon of polarization conversion almost vanishes. Assembled by these meta-atoms, three metasurfaces are numerically presented. When VO 2 is in the state of metal, they are anomalous reflector, metalens, and vortex beam generator. The presented metasurfaces own the abilities of wavefront manipulation and polarization conversion. When VO 2 is in the insulating state, three metasurfaces are switched to specular reflector. Simulations are conducted to verify their abilities of wavefront modulation and polarization control. The proposed metasurfaces may have potential applications in the fields of terahertz switching, communication, and focusing.
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