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Substrate-free THz focal plane metamaterial array with high absorption ratio
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) focal plane array (FPA) with optical readout offers exciting opportunities for real-time terahertz (THz) imaging. However, conventional FPA suffers from a low THz absorption ratio, which further decreases the performance of THz imaging. Here, we present a simple and scalable approach for the realization of THz focal plane metamaterial array with a relatively high absorption ratio. The key idea is to combine the advantages of substrate-free structures with metamaterial. A 100 x100 THz FPA with a 150 x 150 {\mu}m pixel is designed, fabricated, and characterized. The dependence of the THz absorption ratio on the thickness of SiNx dielectric substrate film is investigated. The fabricated FPA exhibits a 90.6% resonant absorption at 1.36 THz, agreeing considerably with the theoretical simulation results. Our results imply that such a substrate-free THz focal plane metamaterial array enables the realization of THz imaging.<br />Comment: 8 pages
- Subjects :
- Physics - Applied Physics
Physics - Optics
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2012.03252
- Document Type :
- Working Paper