Abstract
A new scheme to achieve a simple design of triple-band metamaterial absorber at terahertz frequency is presented. In this scheme, we employ a traditional sandwich structure, which is consisted of a metallic resonator and an appropriate thickness of the dielectric layer backed with an opaque metallic board, as the research object. Three strong but discrete resonance peaks with the narrow bandwidths and high absorptivities are realized. The combination of the dipolar resonance, LC (inductor-capacitor circuit) resonance, and the surface resonance of the metallic resonator determines the triple-band absorption. Numerical results also show that the frequencies of the three absorption bands and the number of the resonance peaks can be effectively tuned by adjusting or changing the geometric parameters of the metallic resonator. Moreover, we present a simple design of five-band terahertz absorber by further optimizing the sizes of the metallic elements in the top layer of the metamaterial. The design of the unit structures will assist in designing innovative absorbing devices for spectroscopy imaging, detection, and sensing.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11647143), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20160189) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. JUSRP115A13).
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Wang, BX., Wang, GZ. New Type Design of the Triple-Band and Five-Band Metamaterial Absorbers at Terahertz Frequency. Plasmonics 13, 123–130 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-016-0491-z
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