Abstract

Graphene-based metasurface nearly perfect absorbers (MPAs) can be used as an efficient tool for the active control and manipulation of waves in the terahertz (THz) gap. Here, we propose a novel, to the best of our knowledge, graphene-based MPA that is designed based on a simple configuration and is capable of absorbing THz radiation within a broad bandwidth of almost 3 THz with polarization-insensitive and omnidirectional characteristics. The MPA comprises a periodic array of graphene patches with two different dimensions that are separated from a gold bottom reflector with an ${{\rm SiO} _2}$ spacer layer. The broadband spectral response of the MPA, which is also verified by analytical calculations, is due to the support of propagating surface plasmon excitations and can be either actively tuned via changes in the chemical potential of graphene or passively adjusted by the modification of the geometrical parameters of the patches and thickness of the spacer layer. As a complement to the previous studies in the literature, due to the simplicity of its design and broad spectral response, it is believed that the suggested graphene-based MPA will find potential applications in THz spectroscopy and communications.

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