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ArticleMicromachines2026

Fabrication of Terahertz Fresnel Zone Plates via Ultraprecision Mechanical Processing.

Meng Chen, Jinshi Wang, Fengzhou Fang

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Article in Micromachines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Meng ChenState Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology & Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Jinshi WangState Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology & Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Fengzhou FangState Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology & Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8716-5988

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFB3407200National Natural Science Foundation of China 52375462
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study proposes a new fabrication process for terahertz Fresnel zone plates on high-resistivity silicon substrates. It involves ion implantation surface modification, ultra-precision diamond turning, and magnetron sputtering, followed by polishing. Ductile-regime cutting is used to form smooth microgrooves, which are selectively metallized to create alternating opaque and transparent zones for terahertz waves. Finite-element simulations are performed to design the zone structure and to evaluate the effect of process-induced radius errors. A 3 μm amorphous layer is formed via ion implantation, which significantly enhances the ductile-to-brittle transition depth of silicon from 55 nm to about 535 nm while causing only minor changes in terahertz transmittance. The results demonstrate that the proposed method can produce high-quality Fresnel zone plates on silicon and offers a practical route to compact diffractive terahertz components.

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Fresnel zone platesterahertzultraprecision machining

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PMID41900254
PMCPMC13029059

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