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ArticleScientific reports2024

All-dielectric polarization-sensitive metasurface for terahertz polarimetric imaging.

Juhoon Baek, Jaehoon Kim, Jae Hun Seol, Minkyung Kim

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juhoon Baek *School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
Jaehoon Kim *School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
Jae Hun SeolSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea. jhseol@gist.ac.kr.
Minkyung KimSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea. m.kim@gist.ac.kr.
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00218908
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Terahertz polarimetric imaging, capable of capturing not only intensity profiles but also the polarization states of the incident pattern, is an essential technique with promising applications such as security scans and medical diagnoses. Recently, a novel approach for terahertz imaging has been proposed using a metasurface absorber that converts terahertz light into a temperature profile. However, polarization remains indistinguishable in the imaging process due to the isotropic geometry of the metasurface. To address this issue, this study introduces an all-dielectric, polarization-sensitive metasurface absorber and showcases its suitability for terahertz polarimetric imaging. Optical and thermal simulations confirm that the polarization dependence of our metasurface is translated into the thermal domain, allowing us to distinguish both intensity and polarization states in the incoming image. Additionally, we demonstrate that polarimetric imaging under general, elliptical polarization is attainable. This metasurface facilitates terahertz polarimetric imaging, eliminating the need for complex setups or bulky components, thereby reducing the form factor and enabling widespread use.

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AbsorberPhotothermal effectPolarization dependenceWavelength converter

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PMID38555396
PMCPMC10981697
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