Single-layered metasurfaces as spectrally tunable terahertz half- and quarter-waveplates

Won Tae Kim, Seojoo Lee, Ji Hun Kang, Bong Joo Kang, Q. Han Park, Fabian Rotermund

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    Abstract

    A waveplate, well known as a phase retarder, manipulates the polarization state of incident light travelling through it and is a necessary component in many optical systems. Generally, waveplates are constructed out of birefringent materials which lead to the different phase retardation of incident light according to initial polarization state. For the terahertz (THz) spectral range, however, there are some limitations including thickness, transmission, and cost for the waveplate fabrication due to the lack of natural materials that possess strong birefringence in this region. Recently, THz waveplates based on metasurfaces have been proposed to overcome this limitation. Single-layered metasurfaces have been utilized as THz quarter-waveplates (QWPs), for which a retarded phase of 90 degrees is sufficient. [1]. To achieve phase retardation of 180 degrees and realize THz half-waveplates (HWP), stacked single-layered metasurfaces have been adopted [2], but this approach requires sophisticated fabrication processes and sacrifices structural simplicity.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    ISBN (Electronic)9781728104690
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Jun
    Event2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019 - Munich, Germany
    Duration: 2019 Jun 232019 Jun 27

    Publication series

    Name2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019

    Conference

    Conference2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityMunich
    Period19/6/2319/6/27

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    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Spectroscopy
    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Instrumentation
    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    • Computer Networks and Communications

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