THz imaging has become a hot research topic in recent years, thanks to its merits of non-contact, strong penetration,
immunity to hostile environments, and nondestructive detection. However, its spatial resolution is limited by the
relatively long wavelength, so the location and measurement precision can only reach the level of the imaging
wavelength, which has become a severe limitation of THz imaging. A simple way using surface plasmonic polartons
(SPPs) to improve the location and measurement precision of THz by one order of magnitude was proposed in this
manuscript, which can realize subwavelength THz imaging.
Because of the electromagnetic field enhancement effect in subwavelength scale, the surface plasmon wave (SPW) has been widely used in beam forming, bio-prospecting, and subwavelength structure design. But most research work is in the visible light or terahertz frequency band, and the surface plasmonic material (SPM) is usually limited to metals. In the microwave band, complex structures have to be used to achieve the desired subwavelength effects, making use of both metal and dielectric materials. In this paper, we propose the excitation of SPW in the microwave range using a simple structure and the material of indium tin oxide (ITO). By measuring the electric field profile during the propagation process, the excitation of SPW in ITO was verified. At the same time, frequency dependence was seen during the propagation process. Therefore, ITO can be a good SPM in the microwave band, just like metals in the visible light band. Considering the transparent characteristics of ITO, it can have many interesting applications.
This article studied the interference enhancement and modulation introduced by surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in a double-concentric-ring structure. Young’s double-slit interference experiment is a classic experiment in the history of physics, and has many modifications with deep impacts in many areas including physics, optics, and electromagnetics. In this work, to use the classic bull’s eye structure to produce the surface plasmon polariton effect, a double-concentricring- hole structure was used instead of the double-slit structure to generate optical interference, and the bull’s eye structure was applied in the surroundings to generate surface plasmonic wave for modulation of the interference. For structure details, a concentric double-ring-hole was etched in a silver film, with a series of periodic concentric-ringshaped shallow grooves etched in both the upper and bottom surfaces of the silver films. Simulation results showed that the interference of the double-ring-hole could be modulated by SPPs, generating new transmission spectra with desired peak positions and intensities. The transmission peak intensity could be enhanced by 2 to 6 times. The proposed structure can be used as a powerful and convenient tool to adjust the transmission spectra, which can have promising applications in the design and implementation of optical devices for filtering and sensing, especially in the sub-wavelength structure size range.
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