Tunable subwavelength focusing with dispersion-engineered metamaterials in the terahertz regime

Opt Lett. 2010 Jul 1;35(13):2254-6. doi: 10.1364/OL.35.002254.

Abstract

We develop a terahertz lens with both subwavelength resolution and tunable far-field focal length by extending the surface plasmon (SP) diffraction theory into spoof SPs of slit-groove-structure terahertz metamaterials. The dispersion properties of terahertz groove structures are engineered in the curved depth profile to produce a directional beaming feature and mimic SPs at the same time. The finite-difference time-domain simulation results confirm that the far-field focal position can be tuned by controlling the curvature of the relative electric field phase distribution profile on the output surface.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Engineering / methods*
  • Lenses*
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Surface Properties