Design of metalens with local phase control for high power THz emission

Jakub Toběrný, Tomáš Kohut, Henri Jaffres, Fayçal Bouamrane, Kamil Postava

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Abstract

Spintronic terahertz emitters (STEs) are novel sources capable of emitting radiation in a wide THz frequency band. They, however, suffer from low efficiency and emitted power. To increase their power, we have proposed in this work the possibility of integrating a focusing metasurface (metalens) directly on top of the STE substrate backside. The feasibility of this metasurface is achieved with the generalized Snell’s law and the non-resonant propagation phase mechanism. The proposed basic unit cell of the metasurface is a high aspect ratio cylinder made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) resist, which is producible simply by the initial steps of the LiGA (lithography, electroplating, molding) process. These structures are designed and optimized using simulations in the commercial software CST Microwave Studio with the frequency and time domain solvers. Simulation results are compared to those obtained with analytical relations from diffraction theory, which allows easier calculation for large-scale problems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication23rd Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics
EditorsDusan Pudis, Daniel Jandura, Ivana Lettrichova
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510688087
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2025
Externally publishedYes
Event23rd Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics - Strbske Pleso, Slovakia
Duration: 2 Sept 20246 Sept 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13508
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference23rd Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics
Country/TerritorySlovakia
CityStrbske Pleso
Period2/09/246/09/24

Keywords

  • CST Studio
  • Spintronic terahertz emitter
  • metalens
  • numerical simulation
  • optimization
  • propagation phase

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