Electronic control of extraordinary terahertz transmission through subwavelength metal hole arrays

Opt Express. 2008 May 26;16(11):7641-8. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.007641.

Abstract

We describe the electronic control of extraordinary terahertz transmission through subwavelength metal hole arrays fabricated on doped semiconductor substrates. The hybrid metal-semiconductor forms a Schottky diode structure, where the active depletion region modifies the substrate conductivity in real-time by applying an external voltage bias. This enables effective control of the resonance enhanced terahertz transmission. Our proof of principle device achieves an intensity modulation depth of 52% by changing the voltage bias between 0 and 16 volts. Further optimization may result in improvement of device performance and practical applications. This approach can be also translated to the other optical frequency ranges.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Electronics / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Light
  • Microwaves*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Semiconductors*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*