Design, fabrication and characterization of tunable perfect absorber on flexible substrate

X. Zhao, K. Fan, J. Zhang, H. R. Seren, G. D. Metcalfe, M. Wraback, R. D. Averitt, X. Zhang

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Abstract

This paper reports our recent progress on a highly flexible dynamic perfect absorber at terahertz (THz) frequencies. Metamaterial unit cells were patterned on thin GaAs patches, which were fashioned in an array on a 5μm polyimide substrate via transfer printing technique, and the backside of the substrate was coated with gold film as ground plane. Optical-pump THz-probe reflection measurements show that the absorptivity at resonance frequency of 1.58THz can be tuned up to 57% through photo-excitation of free carriers in GaAs layers in presence of 800nm pump beam. Our flexible tunable MM perfect absorber exhibits potential applications in energy harvesting, imaging and stealth coating.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMEMS 2014 - 27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages84-87
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781479935086
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2014 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 26 Jan 201430 Jan 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period26/01/1430/01/14

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