Design method of dual-band spin selective transmission super-surface device
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of novel artificial electromagnetic materials and terahertz science and technology, and particularly relates to a design method of a dual-band spin selective transmission super-surface device.
Background
Chirality is a special property that indicates that there is no mirror symmetry in the object, just like the left and right hands of a human, they cannot overlap no matter how we move or rotate. These chiral structures are widely present in nature, such as amino acids, sugars and crystals. The optical response of chiral media to Circularly Polarized (CP) light can be described as optically active and Circular Dichroism (CD), and is widely used in the fields of medical diagnostics, communications, and the like. However, due to the matching of the dimensional dimensions of chiral materials and the wavelength of incident light, the chiral optical response of these materials is very weak.
In order to effectively enhance chiral optical response in natural media, periodically arranged metamaterials have been proposed to improve chiral optical properties by several orders of magnitude. However, the complexity and high cost of three-dimensional fabrication have hampered the development of spin-selective transmission metamaterials. In recent years, planar chiral metamaterials, known as chiral supersurfaces, have well overcome the above challenges, which have attracted considerable attention in theoretical research and practical applications because of their different transmitted or reflected responses to two orthogonal circular polarizations. Based on the above characteristics, many polarizing devices have been proposed for use in the fields of CD spectrum, optical sensing, and the like. Most chiral supersurfaces are proposed for enhancing single band CDs or enabling dynamic manipulation of single band chiral optical responses, but multiband chiral optical responses have not yet been achieved.
Therefore, the invention designs a single-layer full-silicon terahertz super-structure atom, and the super-surface formed by the super-structure atom has the characteristic of dual-band chiral response. And, this supersurface has opposite spin-selective transmission at both frequency bands.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to solving or improving the above-described problems by providing a method for designing a dual-band spin-selective transmissive subsurface device.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
A design method of a dual-band spin-selective transmission super-surface device specifically comprises the following steps:
S1, designing a basic structure based on high-resistance silicon, wherein the basic structure is an H-shaped dielectric column;
S2, the basic structures in the step S1 are periodically arranged, and the super surface formed by the periodic arrangement of the structures realizes the spin selective transmission of the dual frequency bands.
Further, in step S1, the basic structure is an H-type dielectric pillar, and specific parameters thereof depend on specific operating frequencies.
Further, the super surface of the step S2 works in a frequency band near 1.2 and 1.6THz, the total thickness of silicon is 500 mu m, the etching height of a dielectric column is 200 mu m, the length of rectangular strips at two sides of the dielectric column is 50-80 mu m, the width of rectangular strips at two sides of the dielectric column is 15-30 mu m, an included angle of 45 degrees is formed between the rectangular strips and the x-axis, the center distance between the rectangular strips at two sides of the dielectric column is 70-100 mu m, and the width of the column connecting the rectangular strips at two sides is 10-25 mu m. The period of the whole unit is 140-180 μm.
The design method of the dual-band spin-selective transmission super-surface device provided by the invention has the following beneficial effects:
the invention discloses a terahertz super-surface device for realizing dual-band spin selective transmission, which is composed of a single-layer all-silicon material, so that the processing difficulty is remarkably reduced, the manufacturing cost is saved, the spin selective transmission in two frequency bands can be realized, and two opposite chiral effects are realized in the two frequency bands, so that a new thought is provided for the design of the terahertz spin selective transmission device.
The invention can realize dual-band spin selective transmission in terahertz wave band, which provides a new scheme for chiral super-surface of chiral multiband and broadband.
Meanwhile, the dual-band spin selective transmission super surface designed by the invention has opposite chiral responses in various frequency bands, which provides a new direction for the application in the following sensing and medical fields.
Drawings
Fig. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a single unit atom, and (b) is a plan view of a single unit atom.
Fig. 2 (a) shows the transmission coefficient of a single atomic atom at different circular polarization incidence, and (b) shows the CD of a single atomic atom at different incidence wavelengths.
Fig. 3 (a) is a response of the supersurface to 1.2THz incident circular polarization and (b) is a response of the supersurface to 1.6THz incident circular polarization.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention is provided to facilitate understanding of the present invention by those skilled in the art, but it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the scope of the embodiments, and all the inventions which make use of the inventive concept are protected by the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined and defined in the appended claims to those skilled in the art.
Embodiment one, referring to fig. 1, the design method of the dual-band spin-selective transmission super-surface device according to the present embodiment specifically includes the following steps:
s1, designing a basic structure so that the basic structure can realize spin selective transmission of dual frequency bands.
S2, periodically arranging the basic structure designed in the step one.
The designs described above are all based on high resistance silicon with a thickness of 500 μm. In the first step, the basic structure is an H-shaped dielectric column. In the invention, the super surface works in a frequency band near 1.2 and 1.6THz, the total thickness of silicon is t 1+t2 =500 μm, the etching heights of dielectric columns are t 2 =200 μm, the lengths of rectangular strips on two sides of the dielectric columns are l 1 =70 μm, the widths are w 1 =22 μm, and an included angle of 45 degrees is formed between the rectangular strips and the x axis. The center-to-center spacing of the rectangular bars on either side of the dielectric pillar is i 2 = 90 μm, and the width of the pillar connecting the rectangular bars on either side is w 2 = 16 μm. The period of the whole cell is p=150 μm.
The second embodiment specifically includes:
S1, designing a basic structure so that the basic structure can realize spin selective transmission of dual frequency bands. As shown in fig. 1, the basic structure is an H-shaped dielectric pillar. In the invention, the super surface works in the frequency range near 1.2 and 1.6THz, and as can be seen from fig. 1 (a), the total thickness of silicon is t 1+t2 =500 μm, and the etching heights of dielectric pillars are t 2 =200 μm. Fig. 1 (b) is a top view of the unit. Rectangular bars on either side of the dielectric pillar were l 1 = 70 μm long and w 1 = 22 μm wide and were at 45 ° angle to the x-axis. The center-to-center spacing of the rectangular bars on either side of the dielectric pillar is i 2 = 90 μm, and the width of the pillar connecting the rectangular bars on either side is w 2 = 16 μm. The period of the whole cell is p=150 μm. As in fig. 2 (a), the "+" and "-" in the subscripts represent right-hand circular polarization and left-hand circular polarization, respectively. Taking "t -+" as an example, it represents the transmission coefficient of the right-handed circular polarization incident and the left-handed circular polarization emergent. T -+ is much larger than the other three results when the incident terahertz wave is around 1.2THz, and t +- is much larger than the other three results when the incident terahertz wave is around 1.6 THz. As shown in fig. 2 (b), in agreement with the result in fig. 1 (a), when the incident terahertz wave is in the vicinity of 1.2THz, the incident left-handed circularly polarized wave is polarized and converted into right-handed circularly polarized wave by the cell, and the incident right-handed circularly polarized wave cannot pass through the cell. When the incident terahertz wave is near 1.6THz, the chiral response exhibited by the cell is opposite to the frequency band near 1.2 THz.
S2, as shown in FIG. 3, the designed basic structures are periodically arranged according to the period of P=150μm, and the size of the composed super surface is 1.2X1.2cm 2. As shown in fig. 3 (a), when a right-hand circularly polarized wave of 1.2THz is incident on the super surface, the right-hand circularly polarized wave will be reflected, and after the left-hand circularly polarized wave is incident on the super surface, almost only the right-hand circularly polarized component exists in the outgoing wave. As shown in fig. 3 (b), the chiral response produced by the supersurface is opposite to that produced by the incident frequency of 1.2THz when the incident frequency is 1.6 THz.
In conclusion, the super surface provided by the invention is made of a single-layer all-silicon material, so that the processing difficulty is remarkably reduced and the manufacturing cost is saved. The invention can realize spin selective transmission in two frequency bands. The invention can realize two opposite chiral effects in two frequency bands, and provides a brand new platform for the application of the terahertz super-surface in the fields of medical treatment, communication and the like.
Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present patent. Various modifications and variations which may be made by those skilled in the art without the creative effort are within the scope of the patent described in the claims.