Three-dimensional inverted photonic grating with engineerable refractive indices for broadband antireflection of terahertz waves

Abstract

Reduction of reflection is of great importance in optical spectroscopy to reduce interference and increase throughput. Here we demonstrate a three-dimensional inverted photonic grating device design using only one material—silicon. Enhanced transmission compared to planar silicon wafers is observed from $0.2\mathrm{THz}$ to over $7.3\mathrm{THz}$ for a device with a $15\mathrm{\mu m}$ period, which covers most of the terahertz band, and its relative $3\mathrm{dB}$ bandwidth $(\delta f/f_c)$ is a noteworthy 116.3%. Moreover, the device is polarization independent and can perform up to a large incident angle.

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