Wide Angle of Incidence-Insensitive Polarization-Independent THz Metamaterial Absorber for Both TE and TM Mode Based on Plasmon Hybridizations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design and Simulation
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Reference | Frequency Point/Band (THz) | Polarization Independence | Maximum of Incident Angle with the Absorptivity of More Than 90% | |
---|---|---|---|---|
TE | TM | |||
[22] | 1.6 | Not discussed | 40° | 80° |
[28] | 1.0 | No | 40° | 40° |
[29] | 0.9 | Not discussed | 50° | 50° |
[33] | 0.95 | Yes | 50° | 50° |
[34] | 1.71 | Yes | 40° | 60° |
[40] | 5 | No | 60° | 80° |
[45] | 8.57 | Not discussed | 60° | 60° |
[46] | 40 | No | 60° | 80° |
[47] | 57.14 | No | 23° | 50° |
This study | 9.05 | Yes | 70° | 70° |
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Huang, X.T.; Lu, C.H.; Rong, C.C.; Wang, S.M.; Liu, M.H. Wide Angle of Incidence-Insensitive Polarization-Independent THz Metamaterial Absorber for Both TE and TM Mode Based on Plasmon Hybridizations. Materials 2018, 11, 671. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11050671
Huang XT, Lu CH, Rong CC, Wang SM, Liu MH. Wide Angle of Incidence-Insensitive Polarization-Independent THz Metamaterial Absorber for Both TE and TM Mode Based on Plasmon Hybridizations. Materials. 2018; 11(5):671. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11050671
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Xiu Tao, Cong Hui Lu, Can Can Rong, Sheng Ming Wang, and Ming Hai Liu. 2018. "Wide Angle of Incidence-Insensitive Polarization-Independent THz Metamaterial Absorber for Both TE and TM Mode Based on Plasmon Hybridizations" Materials 11, no. 5: 671. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11050671