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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electromagnetism

Background:

  • Wave diffraction is fundamental in optics and electromagnetism.
  • The Gouy phase shift describes a 90° phase advance for focused beams.
  • Subwavelength structures exhibit unique electromagnetic behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate anomalous phase shifts in terahertz wave diffraction from subwavelength structures.
  • To challenge the applicability of conventional Gouy phase shift theory in subwavelength regimes.
  • To elucidate the physical mechanisms behind observed phase anomalies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS).
  • Performing far-field carrier frequency phase measurements.
  • Conducting theoretical analyses based on induced electric currents and magnetic dipole radiation.

Main Results:

  • Observed a nearly 30° phase advance for subwavelength slit diffraction.
  • Measured a 180° phase advance for subwavelength aperture diffraction.
  • Demonstrated that the conventional 90° Gouy phase shift is invalid for subwavelength diffraction.

Conclusions:

  • Subwavelength diffraction phenomena exhibit anomalous phase shifts.
  • Induced electric currents and magnetic dipole radiation are the physical origins of these anomalies.
  • Theoretical models incorporating these factors accurately predict experimental observations.