Progress of terahertz functional subwavelength devices -modulator, isolator and sensor

Abstract

Our recent important progress in terahertz (THz) functional devices based on photonic crystals and plasmonics was reviewed in this paper, involving THz modulator, isolator and sensor. For THz modulators, we demonstrate the transmission and modulation properties of a state conversion photonic crystals and a metal-semiconductor-metal plasmonic waveguide based on theoretical and experimental investigations. We also show the nonreciprocal transmission and enhancement mechanism of the structured metal/magneto-optical plasmonic waveguide and plasmonic lens for THz isolator and circulator. Moreover, a real-time quantitative THz microfluidic sensing based on photonic crystal pillar array is introduced by experimental results. These THz functional subwavelength devices exhibit great promising potential in THz application systems.