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Highly efficient vectorial field manipulation using a transmitted tri-layer metasurface in the terahertz band

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OPTO-ELECTRONIC ADVANCES
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages -

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CAS, INST OPTICS & ELECTRONICS, ED OFF OPTO-ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
DOI: 10.29026/oea.2023.220012

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terahertz device; polarization state; hologram; high-efficiency device

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This paper proposes a three-layer metallic THz metasurface for multi-channel polarization generation and phase modulation. It demonstrates a vectorial beam generator and a vectorial hologram with eight channels for different linear polarization states. This work contributes to achieving a multi-functional metasurface in the THz band and can benefit THz communication and optical information security.
Polarization is a basic characteristic of electromagnetic waves that conveys much optical information owing to its many states. The polarization state is manipulated and controlled for optical information security, optical encryption, and optic-al communication. Metasurface devices provide a new way to manipulate wave-fronts of light. A single ultrathin metasur-face device can generate and modulate several differently polarized light fields, and thus carries optical information in several different channels. Terahertz (THz) waves have become widely used as carrier waves for wireless communica-tion. Compact and functional metasurface devices are in high demand for THz elements and systems. This paper pro-poses a tri-layer metallic THz metasurface for multi-channel polarization generation and phase modulation with a high ef-ficiency of approximately 80%. An azimuthally polarized THz vectorial beam generator is realized and characterized for use as a THz polarization analyzer. The incident polarization angle can be observed graphically with high accuracy. Moreover, a vectorial hologram with eight channels for different linear polarization states is demonstrated experimentally. The information in different holograms can be hidden by choosing the polarization channel for detection. This work con-tributes to achieving multi-functional metasurface in the THz band and can benefit THz communication and optical in-formation security.

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