SU-8 based planar metamaterials with fourfold symmetry as selective terahertz absorbers

• Autorzy: Grześkiewicz B. , Sierakowski A. , Marczewski J. , Pałka N. , Wolarz E.

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DOI

10.1016/j.opelre.2018.10.006

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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We report on the absorption properties of polarization-insensitive transmissive and reflective metamaterial absorbers based on two planar aluminium periodic structures and SU-8 epoxy resist. These absorbers were investigated using numerical simulation and experimental methods in the terahertz range (below 2 THz). SU-8 is a very promising organic material for dielectric layers in planar metamaterials, because its application simplifies the process of fabricating these structures and significantly reduces the fabri-cation time. The experimental absorption of the metamaterial absorbers has narrowband characteristics that were consistent with the numerical simulations. Power flow analysis in the transmissive metama-terial unit cell shows that the absorption in the terahertz range occurs primarily in the SU-8 layer of the absorber.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

terahertz metamaterial absorber; terahertz spectroscopy; transmittance; reflectance

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 26, No. 4
• Strony: 329--337
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 45 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Grześkiewicz B.

• Faculty of Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, 3 Piotrowo St., 60-965 Poznan, Poland

autor

Sierakowski A.

• Institute of Electron Technology, 32/46 Al. Lotnikow, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Marczewski J.

• Institute of Electron Technology, 32/46 Al. Lotnikow, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Pałka N.

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Urbanowicza St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Wolarz E.

• Faculty of Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, 3 Piotrowo St., 60-965 Poznan, Poland

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Uwagi

1. This work was funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education through the Poznan University of Technology, grant no. 06/65/DSPB/5181.

2. Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).