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Series coupled resonant tunneling diode oscillators for terahertz applications
A series of resonant tunneling diode oscillators with frequencies up to W-band and output power around one milliwatt are presented. To our knowledge, the 75.2 GHz RTD oscillator with -0.2 dBm output power is the highest power reported. The technique demonstrated here shows the great potential to scale up the design to terahertz frequencies.
Jue Wang, Khalid Alharbi, Afesomeh Ofiare, Ata Khalid, Liquan Wang, David Cumming and Edward Wasig
Enhanced terahertz conductivity in ultra-thin gold film deposited onto (3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane (MPTMS)-coated Si substrates
Various material properties change considerably when material is thinned down to nanometer thicknesses. Accordingly, researchers have been trying to obtain homogeneous thin films with nanometer thickness but depositing homogeneous few nanometers thick gold film is challenging as it tends to form islands rather than homogenous film. Recently, studies have revealed that treating the substrate with an organic buffer, (3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) enables deposition of ultra-thin gold film having thickness as low as 5 nm. Different aspects of MPTMS treatment for ultrathin gold films like its effect on the structure and optical properties at visible wavelengths have been investigated. However, the effect of the MPTMS treatment on electrical conductivity of ultra-thin gold film at terahertz frequency remains unexplored. Here, we measure the complex conductivity of nanometer-thick gold films deposited onto an MPTMS-coated silicon substrate using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Following the MPTMS treatment of the substrate, the conductivity of the films was found to increase compared to those deposited onto uncoated substrate for gold films having the thickness less than 11 nm. We observed 5-fold enhancement in the conductivity for a 7 nm-thick gold film. We also demonstrate the fabrication of nanoslot-antenna arrays in 8.2-nm-thick gold films. The nanoslot-antenna with MPTMS coating has resonance at around 0.5 THz with an electric field enhancement of 44, whereas the nanoslot-antenna without MPTMS coating does not show resonant properties. Our results demonstrate that gold films deposited onto MPTMS-coated silicon substrates are promising advanced materials for fabricating ultra-thin terahertz plasmonic devices
Ultra-wideband THz/IR Metamaterial Absorber based on Doped Silicon
Metamaterial-based absorbers have been extensively investigated in the
terahertz (THz) range with ever increasing performances. In this paper, we
propose an all-dielectric THz absorber based on doped silicon. The unit cell
consists of a silicon cross resonator with an internal cross-shaped air cavity.
Numerical results suggest that the proposed absorber can operate from THz to
mid-infrared, having an average power absorption of >95% between 0.6 and 10
THz. Experimental results using THz time-domain spectroscopy show a good
agreement with simulations. The underlying mechanisms for broadband absorptions
are attributed to the combined effects of multiple cavities modes formed by
silicon resonators and bulk absorption in the substrate, as confirmed by
simulated field patterns. This ultra-wideband absorption is polarization
insensitive and can operate across a wide range of the incident angle. The
proposed absorber can be readily integrated into silicon-based platforms and is
expected to be used in sensing, imaging, energy harvesting and wireless
communications systems.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure
Gradient metasurfaces: a review of fundamentals and applications
In the wake of intense research on metamaterials the two-dimensional
analogue, known as metasurfaces, has attracted progressively increasing
attention in recent years due to the ease of fabrication and smaller insertion
losses, while enabling an unprecedented control over spatial distributions of
transmitted and reflected optical fields. Metasurfaces represent optically thin
planar arrays of resonant subwavelength elements that can be arranged in a
strictly or quasi periodic fashion, or even in an aperiodic manner, depending
on targeted optical wavefronts to be molded with their help. This paper reviews
a broad subclass of metasurfaces, viz. gradient metasurfaces, which are devised
to exhibit spatially varying optical responses resulting in spatially varying
amplitudes, phases and polarizations of scattered fields. Starting with
introducing the concept of gradient metasurfaces, we present classification of
different metasurfaces from the viewpoint of their responses, differentiating
electrical-dipole, geometric, reflective and Huygens' metasurfaces. The
fundamental building blocks essential for the realization of metasurfaces are
then discussed in order to elucidate the underlying physics of various physical
realizations of both plasmonic and purely dielectric metasurfaces. We then
overview the main applications of gradient metasurfaces, including waveplates,
flat lenses, spiral phase plates, broadband absorbers, color printing,
holograms, polarimeters and surface wave couplers. The review is terminated
with a short section on recently developed nonlinear metasurfaces, followed by
the outlook presenting our view on possible future developments and
perspectives for future applications.Comment: Accepted for publication in Reports on Progress in Physic
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