Terahertz wavefront shaping with multi-channel polarization conversion based on all-dielectric metasurface

Polarization manipulation of electromagnetic wave or polarization multiplexed beam shaping based on metasurfaces has been reported in various frequency bands. However, it is difficult to shape the beam with multi-channel polarization conversion in a single metasurface. Here, we propose a new method for terahertz wavefront shaping with multi-channel polarization conversion via all-silicon metasurface, which is based on the linear shape birefringence effect in spatially interleaved anisotropic meta-atoms. By superimposing the eigen- and noneigen-polarization responses of the two kinds of meta-atoms, we demonstrate the possibility for high-efficiency evolution of several typical polarization states with two independent channels for linearly polarized waves. The measured polarization conversion efficiency is higher than 70% in the range of 0.9-1.3 THz, with a peak value of 89.2% at 1.1 THz. In addition, when more other polarization states are incident, combined with the integration of sub-arrays, we can get more channels for both polarization conversion and beam shaping. Simulated and experimental results verify the feasibility of this method. The proposed method provides a new idea for the design of terahertz multi-functional metadevices. (C) 2021 Chinese Laser Press

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A new method for terahertz wavefront shaping with multi-channel polarization conversion via all-silicon metasurface is proposed in this paper. By superimposing the responses of two types of meta-atoms, several typical polarization states for linearly polarized waves can be efficiently evolved, providing a new idea for the design of terahertz multi-functional metadevices.