Polarization-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Emission from Ferromagnetic Heterostructure Metasurfaces

Terahertz (THz) waves exhibit great potential in imaging, communication, and biosensing, yet conventional devices face challenges in simultaneously achieving efficient broadband THz generation and precise polarization control. Here, we present a ferromagnetic heterostructure metasurface fabricated by direct laser writing. By variation of the magnetic field angle, reversible switching between left- and right-handed circularly polarized THz waves is realized. We further reveal the quantitative relationship between stripe parameters and THz performance, providing critical guidelines for the design of THz functional devices. Our experimental results unambiguously demonstrate that the ferromagnetic heterostructure metasurface serves as a robust and scalable platform for advanced THz wave manipulation, offering a solution to the limitations of conventional THz systems and paving the way toward next-generation integrated THz devices.

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ACS Applied Optical Materials
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2026-04-14
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaom.6c00130
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Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
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Terahertz (THz) waves exhibit great potential in imaging, communication, and biosensing, yet conventional devices face challenges in simultaneously achieving efficient broadband THz generation and precise polarization control. Here, we present a ferromagnetic heterostructure metasurface fabricated by direct laser writing. By variation of the magnetic field angle, reversible switching between left- and right-handed circularly polarized THz waves is realized. We further reveal the quantitative relationship between stripe parameters and THz performance, providing critical guidelines for the design of THz functional devices. Our experimental results unambiguously demonstrate that the ferromagnetic heterostructure metasurface serves as a robust and scalable platform for advanced THz wave manipulation, offering a solution to the limitations of conventional THz systems and paving the way toward next-generation integrated THz devices.

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Tongji University (CN), University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (CN), Shenzhen Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute (CN), Photonic Science (United Kingdom) (GB), Spintronics Research Network of Japan (JP), Nanjing University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Educational Development Foundation, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project, National Key Research and Development Program of China
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