Broadband resonant terahertz transmission in a composite metal-dielectric structure

doi:10.1364/OE.17.016527

Broadband resonant terahertz transmission in a composite metal-dielectric structure

Jiaguang Han, Jianqiang Gu, Xinchao Lu, Mingxie He, Qirong Xing, and Weili Zhang »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 19, pp. 16527-16534 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.016527

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We present a systematic numerical study of a metal-dielectric-metal sandwich plasmonic structure for broadband resonant transmission at terahertz frequencies. The proposed structure consists of periodic slotted metallic arrays on both sides of a thin dielectric substrate and is demonstrated to exhibit a broad passband transmission response. Various design considerations have been investigated to exploit their influence on the transmission passband width and the center resonance frequency. The structure ensures a broadband transmission over a wide range of incident angles.

OCIS Codes
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(300.6270) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, far infrared
(310.4165) Thin films : Multilayer design

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Optics at Surfaces

History
Original Manuscript: July 1, 2009
Revised Manuscript: August 24, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: August 31, 2009
Published: September 1, 2009

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Jiaguang Han, Jianqiang Gu, Xinchao Lu, Mingxie He, Qirong Xing, and Weili Zhang, "Broadband resonant terahertz transmission in a composite metal-dielectric structure," Opt. Express 17, 16527-16534 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-19-16527

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X. Lu, J. Han, and W. Zhang, “Resonant terahertz reflection of periodic arrays of subwavelength metallic rectangles,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92(12), 121103 (2008). [CrossRef]
F. Miyamaru and M. Hangyo, “Finite size effect of transmission property for metal hole arrays in subterahertz region,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 84(15), 2742–2744 (2004). [CrossRef]
J. Han, X. Lu, and W. Zhang, “Terahertz transmission in subwavelength holes of asymmetric metal-dielectric interfaces: the effect of a dielectric layer,” J. Appl. Phys. 103(3), 033108 (2008). [CrossRef]
J. Han, A. Lakhtakia, Z. Tian, X. Lu, and W. Zhang, “Magnetic and magnetothermal tunabilities of subwavelength-hole arrays in a semiconductor sheet,” Opt. Lett. 34(9), 1465–1467 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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[1] S. A. Ramakrishna, “Physics of negative refractive index materials,” Rep. Prog. Phys. 68(2), 449–521 (2005). [CrossRef]

[2] D. Schurig, J. J. Mock, B. J. Justice, S. A. Cummer, J. B. Pendry, A. F. Starr, and D. R. Smith, “Metamaterial electromagnetic cloak at microwave frequencies,” Science 314(5801), 977–980 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[3] T. W. Ebbesen, H. J. Lezec, H. F. Ghaemi, T. Thio, and P. A. Wolff, “Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays,” Nature 391(6668), 667–669 (1998). [CrossRef]

[4] T. J. Yen, W. J. Padilla, N. Fang, D. C. Vier, D. R. Smith, J. B. Pendry, D. N. Basov, and X. Zhang, “Terahertz magnetic response from artificial materials,” Science 303(5663), 1494–1496 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[5] M. W. Klein, C. Enkrich, M. Wegener, and S. Linden, “Second-harmonic generation from magnetic metamaterials,” Science 313(5786), 502–504 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[6] J. B. Pendry, “Negative refraction makes a perfect lens,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 85(18), 3966–3969 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[7] B. Ferguson and X.-C. Zhang, “Materials for terahertz science and technology,” Nat. Mater. 1(1), 26–33 (2002). [CrossRef]

[8] D. Grischkowsky, S. Keiding, M. V. Exter, and Ch. Fattinger, “Far-infrared time-domain spectroscopy with terahertz beams of dielectric and semiconductors,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 7(10), 2006–2015 (1990). [CrossRef]

[9] J. Han, W. Zhang, W. Chen, S. Ray, J. Zhang, M. He, A. Azad, and Z. Zhu, “Terahertz dielectric properties and low-frequency phonon resonances of Zno nanostructures,” J. Phys. Chem. C 111(35), 13000–13006 (2007). [CrossRef]

[10] A. M. Melo, M. A. Kornberg, P. Kaufmann, M. H. Piazzetta, E. C. Bortolucci, M. B. Zakia, O. H. Bauer, A. Poglitsch, and A. M. P. Alves da Silva, “Metal mesh resonant filters for terahertz frequencies,” Appl. Opt. 47(32), 6064–6069 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[11] A. K. Azad, Y. Zhao, W. Zhang, and M. He, “Effect of dielectric properties of metals on terahertz transmission subwavelength hole arrays,” Opt. Lett. 31(17), 2637–2639 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[12] X. Lu, J. Han, and W. Zhang, “Resonant terahertz reflection of periodic arrays of subwavelength metallic rectangles,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92(12), 121103 (2008). [CrossRef]

[13] F. Miyamaru and M. Hangyo, “Finite size effect of transmission property for metal hole arrays in subterahertz region,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 84(15), 2742–2744 (2004). [CrossRef]

[14] J. Han, X. Lu, and W. Zhang, “Terahertz transmission in subwavelength holes of asymmetric metal-dielectric interfaces: the effect of a dielectric layer,” J. Appl. Phys. 103(3), 033108 (2008). [CrossRef]

[15] J. Han, A. Lakhtakia, Z. Tian, X. Lu, and W. Zhang, “Magnetic and magnetothermal tunabilities of subwavelength-hole arrays in a semiconductor sheet,” Opt. Lett. 34(9), 1465–1467 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[16] W. Fan, S. Zhang, B. Minhas, K. J. Malloy, and S. R. J. Brueck, “Enhanced infrared transmission through subwavelength coaxial metallic arrays,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 94(3), 033902 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[17] A. I. Fernández-Domínguez, L. Martín-Moreno, F. J. García-Vidal, S. R. Andrews, and S. A. Maier, “Spoof surface plasmon polariton modes propagating along periodically corrugated wires,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 14(6), 1515–1521 (2008). [CrossRef]

[18] B. A. Munk, R. J. Luebbers, and R. D. Fulton, “Transmission through a two-layer array of loaded slots,” IEEE Trans. Antenn. Propag. 22(6), 804–809 (1974). [CrossRef]

[19] B. A. Munk, Frequency selected surfaces: theory and design (John-Wily and Sons, New York, 2000).

[20] L. Shafai, “Wideband Microstrip Antennas,” in Antenna Engineering Handbook, J. Volakis, ed. (McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007).

[21] J. Gu, et al., “A close-ring pair metamaterial resonating at terahertz frequencies,” unpublished.

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