Terahertz broadband polarization converter based on the double-split ring resonator metasurface

Abstract

Abstract A terahertz broadband polarization converter based on the metasurface of a double-split ring resonator is proposed. The structural parameters of this device have been optimized in numerical simulations. The results show that in the frequency range from 0.49 to 1.88 THz (bandwidth of 1.39 THz) the proposed device rotates incident linearly polarized waves through 90°. The polarization conversion rate is more than 80%. The coefficient of reflection for cross polarization is greater than 90% with a transmission loss of 1 dB. The surface current distribution of this structure was simulated and analyzed at three frequencies that give high conversion rates of the polarization. The mechanism underlying this high conversion rate is presented, and the dependence of the conversion rate on incident angle and polarization angle is stimulated and analyzed. The results show that the conversion performance of this device is good for incidence angles ranging from 0 to 30° and polarization angles ranging from − 10 to 10°. Compared with previous designs, the polarization converter has a simple structure and a broad operational bandwidth. It has potential applications in the field of terahertz polarization modulation.

Keywords

• Terahertz
• Metasurface
• Broadband
• Double-split ring resonator
• Polarization converter