太赫兹宽谱聚合物波导及其传感应用

利用太赫兹时域光谱系统对三种反谐振波导的太赫兹谱进行了研究, 这三种波导分别是PMMA管型波导, PMMA自支撑结构波导和SiO2管型波导.该研究验证了三种波导的太赫兹传输基于反谐振理论, 并在实验上实现了PMMA自支撑结构波导超过2 THz的宽光谱传输.同时, 对基于反谐振原理的太赫兹物质传感进行了理论和实验分析, 为物质探测提供了一种可行的手段.     

太赫兹宽谱聚合物波导及其传感应用（英文）

利用太赫兹时域光谱系统对三种反谐振波导的太赫兹谱进行了研究,这三种波导分别是PMMA管型波导,PMMA自支撑结构波导和SiO_2管型波导.该研究验证了三种波导的太赫兹传输基于反谐振理论,并在实验上实现了PMMA自支撑结构波导超过2 THz的宽光谱传输.同时,对基于反谐振原理的太赫兹物质传感进行了理论和实验分析,为物质探测提供了一种可行的手段.     

FDTD 结合支持向量机反演各向异性材料电磁参数

本文首先介绍了太赫兹波导和3D打印技术的发展现状。3D打印作为一项新兴的技术,以数字模型文件为基础,运用粉末状金属或塑料等可粘合材料通过逐层打印的方法构造实体,打破了传统THz波导技术的局限性。本文介绍的3D打印THz波导利用聚合树脂作为打印材料,打印完成的THz波导在其传输通路上镀500nm的金,金的厚度足以支持THz传播。利用这种方法可以打印出直波导、三维弯曲面、三维Y劈和U型波导等多种结构。3D打印THz波导除传输损耗略高外,其传输模式及其特性与传统的金属波导基本一致,这种额外的传输损耗归咎于商业3D打印机的精度。     

基于 3D 打印的THz 波导成型技术研究进展

本文首先介绍了太赫兹波导和3D 打印技术的发展现状。3D 打印作为一项新兴的技术,以数字模型文件为基础, 运用粉末状金属或塑料等可粘合材料通过逐层打印的方法构造实体,打破了传统THz 波导技术的局限性。本文介绍的3D 打印THz 波导利用聚合树脂作为打印材料,打印完成的THz 波导在其传输通路上镀500nm 的金,金的厚度足以支持THz 传播。利用这种方法可以打印出直波导、三维弯曲面、三维Y 劈和U 型波导等多种结构。3D 打印THz 波导除传输损耗 略高外,其传输模式及其特性与传统的金属波导基本一致,这种额外的传输损耗归咎于商业3D 打印机的精度。     

0.67 THz折叠波导慢波结构损耗的计算

在太赫兹频段,损耗对折叠波导慢波结构的特性有显著影响。提出一种计算折叠波导慢波结构损耗的理论模型,推导出弯曲波导的衰减系数。分别使用理论模型和商业仿真软件计算了0.67 THz折叠波导慢波结构的损耗,二者的计算结果吻合较好,表明理论模型有较高的精确度。最后,使用理论模型分析了0.67 THz折叠波导慢波结构的结构参数变化对损耗特性的影响。     

两种不同Y分支光波导的弯曲损耗研究

针对低损耗S型弯曲Y分支的分析与设计,分别用弯曲损耗理论和有限差分光束传输法分析了两种不同的S型弯曲Y分支的损耗特性,比较了不同的波导宽度、分支间距和分支张角对波导输出损耗特性的影响,得出了一组最优化的Y分支波导设计参数.     

柔性介质金属膜太赫兹波导的传输特性与应用

太赫兹（THz）波在通信、成像、安全监测、生物医学等领域有着广阔的应用前景。随着THz技术的飞速发展，对其传输波导，特别是低损耗、单模、柔性传输等高性能THz波导的需求日益增长，这将为提高THz系统的灵活性及推动其实用化发展提供重要支撑。综述了金属膜波导和介质金属膜波导的设计和制备工艺，在0.1～0.3 THz和2.0～5.0 THz频段的损耗和单偏振单模传输等特性，以及在通信和成像等方面的应用。着重介绍了本课题组近年来在波导的设计、特性仿真、制备、测试和应用方面的研究结果。也对THz波导研制中存在的难点和发展前景进行了初步探讨。     

双M-Z干涉仪中Y分支波导设计与分析

介绍了分支波导和S形弯曲波导,设计了对称双Y分支S形弯曲波导的结构,并计算了其弯曲损耗。对1/2Y和1/4Y分支波导的传输及弯曲损耗随长度的变化进行了模拟仿真,结果表明,设计的双Y分支波导达到了低损耗的要求。最后对双M-Z干涉仪的光场传输进行了二维各向同性仿真,得到其光场传输图和折射率分布图。结果表明,设计的双M-Z干涉仪的分光比可达1∶1∶1∶1。     

金属平板的太赫兹雷达散射截面测量

为了测量金属平板的雷达散射截面,分别采用了太赫兹时域光谱系统和0.1 THz连续波测量系统两种方法进行测量,并从理论上分析了雷达散射截面测量模型。结果表明,对于太赫兹时域光谱系统,随着测量频率和角度的增加,其误差在增大;对于0.1 THz连续波测量系统,随着角度的增加,误差增大,随着被测目标尺寸增大,误差先减小后增大,实验最小误差均可达到-0.244dB。利用太赫时域光谱系统及0.1 THz连续波测量系统测量雷达散射截面均是可行的。太赫兹时域光谱系统具有频率取值范围大、角分辨率高的特点;而0.1 THz连续系统系统结构简单、成像速度快、使用方便。     

低损耗太赫兹波导及其成像应用

高性能的太赫兹功能器件在太赫兹波的产生、传输及探测上都有着重要意义.报道了一种Kagome型低损耗太赫兹波导及其成像应用.首先根据反谐振波导理论设计了0. 1 THz处低损耗的太赫兹波导,其理论损耗低至0. 012 cm~(-1).然后使用3D打印技术制备波导实物,实验测得其损耗为0. 015 3 cm-1,波导末端光束发散角为6±0. 5°.最后基于该波导搭建了可重构太赫兹成像装置,分别实现了对隐藏刀片、矿石的反射和透射成像,在地下远距离勘探领域具有潜在的应用前景.     

Characterization and Modeling of Laser Micromachined Periodically Corrugated Metallic Terahertz Wire Waveguides

Finite element method simulations of periodically corrugated metal terahertz wire waveguides have been conducted with concurrent analysis done on both the near-field confinement properties and the far-field emission properties at the end of the waveguides. This modeling was used to guide the choice of design parameters for the fabrication of waveguides with laser micromachining. The waveguides were characterized with a fiber-coupled terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and imaging system. The propagation properties as well as the frequency dependent diffraction at the end of the wire waveguides were examined and compared to straight, non-engineered metallic wire waveguides.     

Calculation and Study of Graphene Conductivity Based on Terahertz Spectroscopy

Based on terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system and two-dimensional scanning control system, terahertz transmission and reflection intensity mapping images on a graphene film are obtained, respectively. Then, graphene conductivity mapping images in the frequency range 0.5 to 2.5 THz are acquired according to the calculation formula. The conductivity of graphene at some typical regions is fitted by Drude-Smith formula to quantitatively compare the transmission and reflection measurements. The results show that terahertz reflection spectroscopy has a higher signal-to-noise ratio with less interference of impurities on the back of substrates. The effect of a red laser excitation on the graphene conductivity by terahertz time-domain transmission spectroscopy is also studied. The results show that the graphene conductivity in the excitation region is enhanced while that in the adjacent area is weakened which indicates carriers transport in graphene under laser excitation. This paper can make great contribution to the study on graphene electrical and optical properties in the terahertz regime and help design graphene terahertz devices.     

Ideal Bend Contour Trajectories for Single-Mode Operation of Low-Loss Overmoded Waveguides

Bend designs for single-mode operation of low-loss overmoded waveguides are presented. A class of contour trajectories for minimum radiation loss is derived analytically, and numerical optimization is used to find ideal trajectory parameters. Three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain simulations predict bend losses below 0.1 dB for 180deg-bends of overmoded silicon-on-insulator waveguides with a radius of R=1.5 mum. These findings are supported experimentally     

Comparative Study of Material Parameter Extraction Using Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy in Transmission and in Reflection

As no terahertz signal is transmitted through opaque materials, reflection terahertz time-domain spectroscopy is obviously the dedicated setup. On the other hand, optical properties of transparent and thick samples are extracted more accurately with transmission terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. In this paper, we report the intrinsic frontier above or below which it is preferable to use either reflection or transmission setup for probing with the best accuracy possible a given sample.     

太赫兹纤维波导研究进展

实现太赫兹波的低损耗、柔性传输是解决太赫兹设备轻量化、便携化的一个核心途径.本文综合分析了近年来太赫兹纤维波导技术的研究历程,把纤维波导的研究分为原始材料的选择和挖掘、纯材料的结构设计与加工、拉伸超材料波导的设计与加工3 个阶段,并对各阶段的典型研究成果、优缺点及应用性进行了总结.最后,展望拉伸超材料将成为近期太赫兹纤维波导技术研究的新方向,有望实现太赫兹波的低损耗、柔性化、低廉性传输.     

Finite-Element Method Simulations of Guided Wave Phenomena at Terahertz Frequencies

As the science and engineering associated with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and imaging evolves past the use of conventional free-space optics, the continued development of waveguides for terahertz pulses is increasingly relevant. The ability to model and simulate terahertz wave propagation aids in the development, visualization, and understanding of novel terahertz devices and phenomena. We discuss the use of the finite-element method, a powerful computational tool for the modeling of guided wave phenomena and devices at terahertz frequencies.     

High Resolution Waveguide Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy accesses the frequency range between 100 GHz and 5 THz by using the coherent generation and detection based on femtosecond laser sources. On the way to obtain fingerprint absorption spectra of molecular solids, terahertz waveguides have proven to be a valuable tool to extend the results to narrow and high resolution linewidths of crystalline solids. We will discuss the development, properties and applications of terahertz waveguide geometries for spectroscopic applications, in particular high-resolution measurements using parallel-plate waveguides.     

Semiconductor Raman amplifier for terahertz bandwidth opticalcommunication

Semiconductor Raman amplifiers are useful for frequency selection in terahertz bandwidth and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems with terabit capacity, as well as direct terabit optical communication systems. We have developed GaP-AlGaP Raman waveguides with micrometer-size cross sections. We have reduced residual optical loss of the waveguide by improvement of the fabrication process and realized a low-loss waveguide that is 10-mm long, which has a continuous wave (CW) Raman gain of 3.7 dB. Also, the time-gated amplification with 80-ps pulse pumping is performed and 20-dB gain is obtained. These performances are very suitable for light frequency selection in terahertz bandwidth and WDM optical communication systems     

Guided-wave THz time-domain spectroscopy of highly doped silicon using parallel-plate waveguides

A novel spectroscopy technique that uses parallel-plate waveguides for the characterisation of highly conductive materials in the terahertz (THz) frequency regime is presented. This guided-wave technique resolves some of the fundamental problems associated with standard THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) as applied to these optically dense materials. The technique is demonstrated by measuring the conductivity of highly phosphorus doped silicon