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中国物理学会期刊

可调慢光和开关滤波切换的多功能太赫兹超表面

Multifunctional terahertz metasurface with tunable slow-light and switchable filtering functions

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  • 本文提出了一种基于相变材料Ge2Sb2Te5(GST)与热敏材料SrTiO3(STO)的太赫兹超表面,其具有多功能与可重构两大特性。当GST处于不同状态时,该超表面能够分别实现可调慢光与开关滤波功能,突破了传统太赫兹(THz)器件功能单一的局限。研究表明:当GST处于绝缘态时,明暗模式近场耦合激发出类电磁诱导反射(EIR)效应。利用STO的热敏特性,能实现EIR反射窗口以及慢光效应的温控可调:当温度由200 K升到400 K时,反射窗口由1.43 THz移动到1.79THz。通过耦合谐振子模型分析,其物理机制在于通过改变温度调控STO的介电常数,影响暗模周围介质的有效折射率,进而实现谐振频率的调节。当GST相变为金属态后,器件功能切换为光开关与阻带滤波。此时,光开关的调制深度可达90%。阻带滤波3 dB带宽为0.22 THz,且表现出优异的温度无关性。该超表面在光缓存、光开关及信号处理中有潜在的应用价值。

     

    Terahertz (THz) waves, occupying the frequency range of 0.1 to 10.0 THz, hold great potential for sensing and communication, as well as on-chip manipulation. However, the weak response of natural materials to THz waves fundamentally limits the development of high-performance THz devices. Metamaterials and their two-dimensional counterparts, metasurfaces, offer a promising route to enhance and manipulate THz waves. Nevertheless, most existing THz devices support only single functions, such as frequency tuning or amplitude modulation, making them difficult to adapt to diverse application scenarios. In contrast, multifunctional integrated THz devices that address complex real-world needs have attracted growing research interest. Ge2Sb2Te5(GST) is a non-volatile phase-change material that reversibly switches between phases under optical, electrical, or thermal stimulation. SrTiO3(STO) is a temperature-sensitive dielectric material; its permittivity varies with temperature, allowing modulation of the local electromagnetic environment. To realize a switchable multifunctional THz device, we propose a metasurface integrating GST and STO. The structure consists of a polymer substrate, an STO dielectric layer, and a gold film etched with π-shaped slot structures filled with GST. When GST is in different states, the metasurface achieves tunable slow-light and switchable filtering functions. When GST is in its insulating state, the coupling between bright and dark modes produces an electromagnetically induced reflection (EIR)-like effect. Based on a coupled harmonic oscillator model, the tuning mechanism is elucidated: temperature variation modulates the STO permittivity, thereby altering the effective refractive index of the medium surrounding the dark mode, and thus moves the resonance frequency. As a result, both the EIR reflection window and the slow-light effect are tunable across 1.43-1.79 THz, with a maximum group delay of 5.25 ps. When GST switches to the metallic phase, the system transitions to a dipole resonance mode, and the functionality shifts to an optical switch and stopband filter. The optical switch achieves a modulation depth of 90%, while the stopband filter exhibits a 3 dB bandwidth of 0.22 THz and maintains high thermal stability over the operating temperature range. Furthermore, we explore its refractive-index sensing potential and analyze the impacts of structural parameter variations on the device performance. The proposed design shows strong potential for optical buffering, optical switching,

     

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