Far-infrared multi-resonant graphene-based metamaterial absorber

Abstract

Recent developments in metamaterial designs have opened up the possibility of absorption in the terahertz frequency range. In this paper, a multi-resonant absorber is presented in which the resonance frequencies are theoretically organized by doping graphene ribbons with a ring-shaped gold on each ribbon per unit cell. This action allows the free electrons to flow on a piece of graphene surface to produce several absorption peaks in the far-infrared spectrum. Besides, in order to adjust the absorber to respond at different and wide frequency spectra, the absorption peaks can be managed by manipulating the gate voltage and dielectric thickness. This periodic structure also consists of a dielectric substrate of silicon dioxide and a metal slab at its back to ensure the zero transmission. Moreover, the equivalent circuit and transmission line model are derived based on the reflected fields and vector-fitting method to facilitate analysis of the proposed design and evaluation of the full-wave simulation results. At the end, the sensitivity of the absorption against oblique incidence is studied for both TE and TM polarizations.