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To design and experimentally demonstrate an optically controlled, broadband blueshift tunable metamaterial operating within the terahertz frequency regime.

January 18, 2011Physical Review LettersOpen Access

Optically Implemented Broadband Blueshift Switch in the Terahertz Regime

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NSNian‐Hai ShenIowa State University MMMaria MassaoutiNational Technical University of Athens MGMutlu GökkavasBilkent University

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Experimental study demonstrates optical blueshift switching in terahertz metamaterials, indicating viable pathways for cascading semiconductor-compatible devices.

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To design and experimentally demonstrate an optically controlled, broadband blueshift tunable metamaterial operating within the terahertz frequency regime.
Engineered a dual-mode metamaterial resonator integrating a photoconductive silicon semiconductor within a critical switching region.
Applied optical excitation to the integrated silicon to toggle the metamaterial between two distinct resonance modes.
Achieved an optically driven broadband blueshift frequency shift from 0.76 THz to 0.96 THz.
Recorded an overall resonance tuning range of 26% using optical control of the silicon intermediary.

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Shen et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7112d831a3df8243294d3f https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.106.037403

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Experimental study demonstrates optical blueshift switching in terahertz metamaterials, indicating viable pathways for cascading semiconductor-compatible devices.

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