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FENG Qin-yin, QIU Guo-hua, YAN De-xian, Li Ji-ning, Li Xiang-jun. Wide and narrow band switchable bi-functional metamaterial absorber based on vanadium dioxide[J]. Chinese Optics, 2022, 15(2): 387-403. doi: 10.37188/CO.2021-0174

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FENG Qin-yin, QIU Guo-hua, YAN De-xian, Li Ji-ning, Li Xiang-jun. Wide and narrow band switchable bi-functional metamaterial absorber based on vanadium dioxide[J].Chinese Optics, 2022, 15(2): 387-403.doi:10.37188/CO.2021-0174

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FENG Qin-yin, QIU Guo-hua, YAN De-xian, Li Ji-ning, Li Xiang-jun. Wide and narrow band switchable bi-functional metamaterial absorber based on vanadium dioxide[J].Chinese Optics, 2022, 15(2): 387-403.doi:10.37188/CO.2021-0174

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Wide and narrow band switchable bi-functional metamaterial absorber based on vanadium dioxide

doi:10.37188/CO.2021-0174

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Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Information Technology and Metrology of Zhejiang Province, College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronic Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Funds:Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62001444, No. 61871355, No. 61831012); Natural Science Foundation Zhejiang Province (Grant No. LQ20F010009, No. LY18F010016); Basic Public Welfare Research Project of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. LGF19F010003)

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FENG Qin-yin (1997—), Female, from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China, M.S. student, mainly engaged in research on terahertz metamaterials. E-mail:1162935753@qq.com
QIU Guo-hua (1974—), Male, from Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China, Ph. D., Lecturer, received his Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University in 2012, mainly engaged in the research of terahertz sources and devices, Email:qghfr@163.com
YAN De-xian (1991—), Male, from Wuwei, Gansu Province, China, Ph. D., associate professor, received his Ph.D. degree from Tianjin University in 2018, mainly engaged in the research of terahertz sources and devices. E-mail:yandexian1991@cjlu.edu.cn
Corresponding author:qghfr@163.com;yandexian1991@cjlu.edu.cn
Received Date:25 Sep 2021
Rev Recd Date:21 Oct 2021

Available Online:08 Jan 2022

Publish Date:21 Mar 2022

Abstract

Abstract

A wide-band and narrow-band switchable bi-functional metamaterial absorber is presented in this paper. The phase change material vanadium dioxide (VO ₂) is introduced in the structure of the metamaterial absorber, and different functions can be achieved by using only a single switchable metasurface. The mutual conversion of different functions is realized by the reversible phase transition between the VO ₂insulating state and the metal state. When VO ₂is in metallic state, the designed structure can be regarded as a metamaterial wide-band absorber. The simulation results show that the absorption is over 98% in the frequency range of 1.55 THz to 2.21 THz. When VO ₂is in the insulating state, the structure acts as a narrow-band absorber, and the absorption at resonance frequencies of 2.54, 2.93 and 3.34 THz is over 95%. In addition, the effect of geometric parameters on the absorption of metamaterial absorber is discussed. Because of the symmetry of the element structure, the absorber is insensitive to the polarization when the electromagnetic wave is vertically incident, and it can keep good absorption performance with the large incident angle. Therefore, the switchable bi-functional metamaterial absorber proposed in this paper can be widely used in terahertz modulation, thermal emitters and electromagnetic energy acquisition, etc.
- metamaterial,
- vanadium dioxide,
- bi-function,
- absorber

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