Terahertz all-silicon metasurfaces with off-axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detection

Functional devices for terahertz (THz) polarization detection in transmission mode are highly desired in integrated applications, but traditional polarization measurement systems are bulky and highly cost. The combination between all-silicon metasurfaces and focused beams carrying polarization infor...

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Main Authors: Li Hui, Duan Shouxin, Zheng Chenglong, Xu Hang, Li Jie, Song Chunyu, Yang Fan, Shi Wei, Zhang Yating, Shen Yun, Yao Jianquan
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Published: De Gruyter 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2023-0277
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author Li Hui
Duan Shouxin
Zheng Chenglong
Xu Hang
Li Jie
Song Chunyu
Yang Fan
Shi Wei
Zhang Yating
Shen Yun
Yao Jianquan
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Duan Shouxin
Zheng Chenglong
Xu Hang
Li Jie
Song Chunyu
Yang Fan
Shi Wei
Zhang Yating
Shen Yun
Yao Jianquan
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description Functional devices for terahertz (THz) polarization detection in transmission mode are highly desired in integrated applications, but traditional polarization measurement systems are bulky and highly cost. The combination between all-silicon metasurfaces and focused beams carrying polarization information has offered a new opportunity for miniaturized polarization detection behavior. Here, we investigate and experimentally demonstrate a new scheme for realizing efficiently miniaturized polarization detection behavior based on the polarization multiplexing encoding technique. The full-Stokes parameter matrix of the incident polarization state can be reconstructed in a single snapshot by using a microprobe to record, pixel by pixel, the complex amplitude information contained in a pre-designed plane. Subsequently, the polarization detection capability of the proposed design principle is evaluated using random polarization states defined on the surface of a standard Poincaré sphere (PS). Such a scheme offers potential applications for the development of compact photonic meta-platforms for polarization detection in transmission mode, being highly favored in polarization high-resolution imaging, remote sensing, and THz communications.
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spelling doaj-art-eb937a0602b641d0a1d5acfb8d14280d2025-08-20T01:53:26ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142023-06-0112163359337110.1515/nanoph-2023-0277Terahertz all-silicon metasurfaces with off-axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detectionLi Hui0Duan Shouxin1Zheng Chenglong2Xu Hang3Li Jie4Song Chunyu5Yang Fan6Shi Wei7Zhang Yating8Shen Yun9Yao Jianquan10Ministry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaDepartment of Physics, School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang330031, ChinaMinistry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaMinistry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaMinistry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaMinistry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaMinistry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaMinistry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaMinistry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaDepartment of Physics, School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang330031, ChinaMinistry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Tianjin University, No. 92 WeiJin Road, Tianjin300072, ChinaFunctional devices for terahertz (THz) polarization detection in transmission mode are highly desired in integrated applications, but traditional polarization measurement systems are bulky and highly cost. The combination between all-silicon metasurfaces and focused beams carrying polarization information has offered a new opportunity for miniaturized polarization detection behavior. Here, we investigate and experimentally demonstrate a new scheme for realizing efficiently miniaturized polarization detection behavior based on the polarization multiplexing encoding technique. The full-Stokes parameter matrix of the incident polarization state can be reconstructed in a single snapshot by using a microprobe to record, pixel by pixel, the complex amplitude information contained in a pre-designed plane. Subsequently, the polarization detection capability of the proposed design principle is evaluated using random polarization states defined on the surface of a standard Poincaré sphere (PS). Such a scheme offers potential applications for the development of compact photonic meta-platforms for polarization detection in transmission mode, being highly favored in polarization high-resolution imaging, remote sensing, and THz communications.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2023-0277all-silicon metasurfacefull-stokes parameterpolarization detectionpolarization multiplexing
spellingShingle Li Hui
Duan Shouxin
Zheng Chenglong
Xu Hang
Li Jie
Song Chunyu
Yang Fan
Shi Wei
Zhang Yating
Shen Yun
Yao Jianquan
Terahertz all-silicon metasurfaces with off-axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detection
Nanophotonics
all-silicon metasurface
full-stokes parameter
polarization detection
polarization multiplexing
title Terahertz all-silicon metasurfaces with off-axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detection
title_full Terahertz all-silicon metasurfaces with off-axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detection
title_fullStr Terahertz all-silicon metasurfaces with off-axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detection
title_full_unstemmed Terahertz all-silicon metasurfaces with off-axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detection
title_short Terahertz all-silicon metasurfaces with off-axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detection
title_sort terahertz all silicon metasurfaces with off axis bifocal characteristics for polarization detection
topic all-silicon metasurface
full-stokes parameter
polarization detection
polarization multiplexing
url https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2023-0277
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