Polarization-independent active metamaterial for high-frequency terahertz modulation.
We present a polarization-independent metamaterial design for the construction of electrically tunable terahertz (THz) devices. The implemented structure consists of an array of gold crosses fabricated on top of an n-doped gallium arsenide (GaAs) layer. Utilizing THz time-domain spectroscopy, we show that the electric resonance and thus the transmission properties of the cross structure can be tuned by an externally applied bias voltage. We further demonstrate the fast amplitude modulation of a propagating THz wave for modulation frequencies up to 100 kHz.
Paul
Oliver
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Department of Physics, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. paul@physik.uni-kl.de
Imhof
Christian
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Lägel
Bert
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Wolff
Sandra
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Heinrich
Jan
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Höfling
Sven
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Forchel
Alfred
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Zengerle
Remigius
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Beigang
René
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Rahm
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