Frequency-Tunable Terahertz Plasmonic Structure Based on the Solid Immersed Method for Sensing

Abstract

Terahertz waves are located in the frequency band between radio waves and light, and they are being considered for various applications as a light source. Generally, the use of light requires focusing; however, when a terahertz wave is irradiated onto a small detector or a small measurement sample, its wavelength, which is much longer than that of visible light, causes problems. The diffraction limit may make it impossible to focus the terahertz light down to the desired range by using common lenses. The Bull’s Eye structure, which is a plasmonic structure, is a promising tool for focusing the terahertz light beyond the diffraction limit and into the sub-wavelength region. By utilizing the surface plasmon propagation, the electric field intensity and transmission coefficient can be enhanced. In this study, we improved the electric field intensity and light focusing in a small region by adapting the solid immersion method (SIM) from our previous study, which had a frequency-tunable nonconcentric Bull’s Eye structure. Through electromagnetic field analysis, the electric field intensity was confirmed to be approximately 20 times higher than that of the case without the SIM, and the transmission measurements confirmed that the transmission through an aperture had a gap of 1/20 that of the wavelength. This fabricated device can be used in imaging and sensing applications because of the close contact between the transmission aperture and the measurement sample.

Plasmonic Field-Effect Transistors (TeraFETs) for 6G Communications

“…Grated gate structures [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 77 , 78 , 89 , 90 , 91 ] demonstrated a better performance compared to single TeraFETs and a promise of THz radiation. Most of the room temperature results are for damped plasma wave detection by field-effect transistors.…”

“…Among the technologies to support such a transition, the plasmonic crystal technology has the potential to become a winner. A unit cell of such a crystal has small dimensions to support the ballistic or quasi-ballistic transport and plasmonic resonances, while the overall size of the crystal is sufficiently large to efficiently capture or emit a sub-THz or a THz beam (see Figure 2 ) [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ].…”