Abstract
The Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT) effect in terahertz (THz) metamaterial devices has garnered extensive attention owing to its distinctive advantages in the slow light devices and quantum communication. However, the application of EIT has been constrained by the limitation to a single transparent window and the fixed intensity of the electromagnetic response at the transmission peak after fabrication. To achieve a dual-frequency EIT effect and enable active tunability, this paper presents a tunable multifunction THz metamaterial device based on vanadium dioxide (VO2). The transition of VO2 from the insulator to the metal allows for the active control of EIT and multi-band absorption switching in the THz range. When VO2 is in its dielectric state, two EIT-like windows could be observed with a maximum value of 86.9 % and 71.7 % of the transmission amplitude, respectively. By adjusting the temperature of the VO2, a modulation depth of up to 99 % can be achieved, enabling active control of the EIT-like effect. In addition, active adjustment of group delay of up to 5.47 ps was demonstrated. When VO2 is in the metallic state, the device serves as a tunable multiband absorber, capable of achieving perfect absorption and modulation amplitude of up to 92 %. The results indicated that the presented devices hold significant value for research in the THz range, particularly for applications related to switching and slow light devices. Therefore, the tunable multifunctional THz metamaterial device is of great significance for THz technology.
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