A dynamically tunable and wide-angle terahertz absorber based on graphene-dielectric grating

Abstract

We theoretically and numerically demonstrate a tunable and wide-angle terahertz absorber, which is composed of multilayer graphene-dielectric grating and bottom metal substrate. Numerical simulation shows that the proposed absorber has the advantage of dynamically tunable range from 1.015 THz to 1.165 THz when the chemical potential of graphene increases from 10 meV to 150 meV. The absorption efficiency can reach a high value of 99%. To show the working mechanism of absorption, the near field distributions of magnetic components are presented at the absorption wavelength. We also demonstrate that the tunable range of absorption can be engineered by designing the geometry parameters. In addition, it is shown that the designed absorber can maintain the good performance of absorption over a wide incident angle from [Formula: see text] to [Formula: see text] under TM-polarization.