Quarter-wave metal plate solar antenna

Terahertz achromatic quarter-wave plate.

Phase retarders usually present a strong frequency dependence. We discuss the design and characterization of a terahertz achromatic quarter-wave plate. This wave plate is made from six birefringent quartz plates precisely designed and stacked together. Phase retardation has been measured over the whole terahertz range by terahertz polarimetry. This achromatic wave plate demonstrates a huge freq...

Broadband infrared meanderline reflective quarter-wave plate.

We present a novel reflective quarter-wave plate comprised of subwavelength meanderline elements. The device is operational over the long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectrum, with significant spectral and angular bandwidths. Power reflection is approximately 70% over the majority of the LWIR. Efficient conversion from a 45° linear polarization state into circular polarization is demonstrated from fin...

Flexible Perovskite Solar Cell on Metal Plate

Thin-form birefringence quarter-wave plate for lower terahertz range based on silicon grating

We have developed a thin quarter-wave plate (QWP) operating at low terahertz frequency of 0.51 THz by etching micro-grating on a silicon substrate. The grating period is 30 μm, and the etching depth is 156 μm. Stokes parameters are used to characterize the QWP. The QWP shows a high transmission coefficient of 0.93 and a low polarization dependent loss (PDL) of 1.4 dB at 0.51 THz. © 2013 Society...

Switchable Ultrathin Quarter-wave Plate in Terahertz Using Active Phase-change Metasurface

Metamaterials open up various exotic means to control electromagnetic waves and among them polarization manipulations with metamaterials have attracted intense attention. As of today, static responses of resonators in metamaterials lead to a narrow-band and single-function operation. Extension of the working frequency relies on multilayer metamaterials or different unit cells, which hinder the ...