摘要
Polarization,a fundamental behavior of electromagnetic waves,holds immense potential across diverse domains such as environmental monitoring,biomedicine,and ocean exploration.However,achieving efcient modulation of terahertz waves with wide operational bandwidth poses signifcant challenges.Here,we introduce an all-silicon polarization converter designed specifcally to operate in the terahertz range of the electromagnetic spectrum.Simulation results demonstrate that the average conversion efciency of cross-linear waves exceeds 80%across a wide frequency range spanning from 1.00 to 2.32 THz,with the highest conversion efciency peaking at an impressive 99.97%.Additionally,our proposed structure facilitates linear-to-circular polarization conversion with an ellipticity of 1 at 0.85 THz.Furthermore,by rotating the crossshaped microstructure,active control over arbitrary polarization states can be achieved.To summarize,the proposed structure ofers remarkable fexibility and ease of integration,providing a reliable and practical solution for achieving broadband and efcient polarization conversion of terahertz waves.
基金
fnancial support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFA1203502)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U2230114).
