Broadband diffusion of terahertz waves by multi-bit coding metasurfaces

LH Gao, Q Cheng, J Yang, SJ Ma, J Zhao… - Light: Science & …, 2015 - nature.com
LH Gao, Q Cheng, J Yang, SJ Ma, J Zhao, S Liu, HB Chen, Q He, WX Jiang, HF Ma, QY Wen…
Light: Science & Applications, 2015nature.com
The terahertz region is a special region of the electromagnetic spectrum that incorporates
the advantages of both microwaves and infrared light waves. In the past decade,
metamaterials with effective medium parameters or gradient phases have been studied to
control terahertz waves and realize functional devices. Here, we present a new approach to
manipulate terahertz waves by using coding metasurfaces that are composed of digital
coding elements. We propose a general coding unit based on a Minkowski closed-loop …
Abstract
The terahertz region is a special region of the electromagnetic spectrum that incorporates the advantages of both microwaves and infrared light waves. In the past decade, metamaterials with effective medium parameters or gradient phases have been studied to control terahertz waves and realize functional devices. Here, we present a new approach to manipulate terahertz waves by using coding metasurfaces that are composed of digital coding elements. We propose a general coding unit based on a Minkowski closed-loop particle that is capable of generating 1-bit coding (with two phase states of 0 and 180), 2-bit coding (with four phase states of 0, 90, 180, and 270), and multi-bit coding elements in the terahertz frequencies by using different geometric scales. We show that multi-bit coding metasurfaces have strong abilities to control terahertz waves by designing-specific coding sequences. As an application, we demonstrate a new scattering strategy of terahertz waves—broadband and wide-angle diffusion—using a 2-bit coding metasurface with a special coding design and verify it by both numerical simulations and experiments. The presented method opens a new route to reducing the scattering of terahertz waves.
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