A switchable and tunable terahertz (THz) metamaterial based on photosensitive silicon and Vanadium dioxide (VO2) was proposed. By using a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, the transmission and reflective properties of the metamaterial were investigated theoretically. The results imply that the metamaterial can realize a dual electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) or two narrow-band absorptions depending on the temperature of the VO2. Additionally, the magnitude of the EIT and two narrow-band absorptions can be tuned by varying the conductivity of photosensitive silicon (PSi) via pumping light. Correspondingly, the slow-light effect accompanying the EIT can also be adjusted.
Keywords: THz; absorber; electromagnetically induced transparency; switchable; tunable.