Based on Diode with 30GHz Bandwidth Terahertz Amplitude Modulator

Purpose This paper aims to propose the modeling of nanostructured memristor, and the circuit of amplitude modulator was designed and analyzed with memristor. The simulation results show that the nanostructured memristor can be utilized to implement the desired amplitude modulated signal. Design/methodology/approach The modeling of nanostructured memristor is proposed in this paper, and the circuit of amplitude modulator was designed and analyzed with memristor, amplifiers and BPF device. For measuring the modulated signal, the emulator circuit of memristor is designed. The simulation results show that the nanostructured memristor can be utilized to implement the desired amplitude modulated signal. Findings The innovations of this work are as follows: the AM modulator circuit using memristor has been proposed, analyzed and simulated. The emulator of memristor is given. Originality/value The innovations of this work are as follows: the AM modulator circuit using memristor has been proposed, analyzed and simulated. The emulator of memristor is given, and the results of this work demonstrate that the nonlinearity of the memristor can be used to generate the desired amplitude modulation free of harmonic sidebands, because of distortion of the modulating signal.

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Multifunctional metasurfaces integrating near-field display and 3D holography

Journal of Physics D Applied Physics ◽

10.1088/1361-6463/ac3b11 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Wenjuan Du ◽

Zhilang Lou ◽

Xuesong Chen ◽

Long Chen ◽

Dongliang Tang

Keyword(s):

Near Field ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Optical Field ◽

Amplitude Control ◽

3D Images ◽

Full Wave ◽

Complex Functions ◽

Channel Information ◽

Amplitude Modulator ◽

Optical Applications

Abstract Metasurfaces have versatile manipulation capabilities in the optical field and provide the possibility of building a compact optical device with various complex functions. They have been regarded as ideal candidates to construct a miniaturized optical system with high density and multi-channel information. In this work, reflective all-metallic multifunctional metasurfaces consisting of aluminum nanorods are designed by simultaneously realizing the near-filed display and three-dimensional (3D) holography. Specifically, in the proposed design, each nanorod acts as a complex amplitude modulator to provide continuous amplitude control and binary phase control. By carefully optimizing the orientations of nanorods, a multifunctional metasurface can be designed to display a near-field grayscale pattern and far-field 3D images simultaneously. Numerical results by a full-wave simulation validate the good performance of the proposed design. The proposed method could provide more degree of freedom to designs of lightweight devices, which could be employed in optical applications, such as the virtual or augmented reality display and anti-counterfeit technology.

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