A Switchable Absorption–Transmission Window Modulator Based on 1-D Magnetized Plasma Photonic Crystals

Abstract

In this article, a simple periodic 1-D magnetized plasma photonic crystal (PPC) is proposed. The effects of plasma frequency and plasma cyclotron frequency on the absorption of such magnetized PPCs are investigated theoretically by the transfer matrix method. The simulated results show that, for the TM wave, a tunable absorption window in the transmission region (AWTR) can be achieved when the incident angle is 82°, and the absorption peak of AWTR shifts to the higher frequencies when the plasma frequency and plasma cyclotron frequency are increased. On this basis, a multistack structure is designed by splicing periodic PPC structures with different plasma cyclotron frequencies. The calculated results indicate that an ultrawideband absorption band can be achieved for the stacked structure, and the broadband transmission window in the absorption region (TWAR) can be obtained by changing the distribution of plasma cyclotron frequency. Besides, the ultrawideband absorption and TWAR can be realized in different frequency bands after optimization parameters. Those simulated results can provide ideas for designing the angle-dependent polarized splitters, tunable ultrawideband absorbers, radomes, or switchable absorption–transmission window signal modulators.