The rotation of polarization of a terahertz wave through subwavelength metallic structures  

作　　者：LIU JianFeng ZHOU QingLi SHI YuLei ZHANG CunLin 

机构地区：[1]Beijing Key Laboratory for Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging, Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoele's tronics, Ministry of Educatio., Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China [2]Beijing N0.55 Middle School, Beijing 100027, China

出　　处：《Science China Chemistry》2013年第3期514-518,共5页中国科学（化学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.10804077,10904098 and 11011120242);the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2007CB310408);the Ministry of Education Key Project(Grant No.210002);Beijing Municipal Commission of Education(Grant Nos.KM200910028006 and KM201110028004);Beijing Nova Program and Funding Project for Academic Human Resources Development in Institutions of Higher Learning Under the Jurisdiction of Beijing Municipality

摘　　要：Structures consisting of a planar array of subwavelength metallic bars fabricated on a dielectric substrate are theoretically investigated in order to rotate the polarization of a normally incident terahertz wave in the resonance frequency band.We attribute this phenomenon to one component of the terahertz electric field parallel to inclined metallic bars which is reflected strongly due to the terahertz re-radiation from accelerated electrons in the metallic bars,while the other component perpendicular to the bars transmits almost entirely through the structures.By theoretical analysis,we obtain the transmitted-terahertz components polarized in the x-and y-directions,respectively.Further studies indicate polarization of a terahertz wave can be rotated within two specific frequency bands when the terahertz impinges on the double-bar sample.Structures consisting of a planar array of subwavelength metallic bars fabricated on a dielectric substrate are theoretically in- vestigated in order to rotate the polarization of a normally incident terahertz wave in the resonance frequency band. We attrib- ute this phenomenon to one component of the terahertz electric field parallel to inclined metallic bars which is reflected strongly due to the terahertz re-radiation from accelerated electrons in the metallic bars, while the other component perpendic- ular to the bars transmits almost entirely through the structures. By theoretical analysis, we obtain the transmitted-terahertz components polarized in the x- and y-directions, respectively. Further studies indicate polarization of a terahertz wave can be rotated within two specific frequency bands when the terahertz impinges on the double-bar sample.

关 键 词：TERAHERTZ METAMATERIAL POLARIZATION 

分 类 号：O441.4[理学—电磁学] TN248[理学—物理]