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Electromagnetic-Induced Transparency Resonance with Ultrahigh Figure of Merit Using Terahertz Metasurfaces

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In this paper, a terahertz metasurface supercell consists of two ring resonators with slightly different radii is proposed. Electromagnetic-induced transparency (EIT)–like resonance is excited with an ultrahigh figure of merit. Furthermore, the impact of the coupling between the two rings is investigated on the transmission amplitude response, the quality factor, and the EIT peak amplitude by varying the radius of the top resonator. The achieved figure of merit of the EIT peak reaches 88.65 and almost 20,000 when gold and a perfect electric conductor are used for the metallic layer, respectively. The simplicity and unique properties of the proposed design could render it to be a desirable candidate for filtering, slow light applications, and sensing.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number IF-2020-013-Eng at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University/College of Engineering.

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Al-Naib, I. Electromagnetic-Induced Transparency Resonance with Ultrahigh Figure of Merit Using Terahertz Metasurfaces. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 42, 371–379 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-021-00775-w

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