Spectroscopic Characteristics of Three Dimensional Split-Ring Resonator Arrays at Terahertz Frequencies

In this work, three-dimensional, stacked arrays of subwavelength, square, dual, concentric split ring resonators exhibiting characteristics at the Terahertz frequencies have been designed, simulated, and fabricated through a photolithographic lift-off process and electron beam evaporation metal deposition. Characterization of the split-ring resonator arrays was performed by transmission mode Terahertz time domain spectroscopy. The effects of the split-ring resonator unit cell spatial dimensions on resonant absorption frequencies and relative absorption strength are investigated as well as effects from the addition of a dielectric spacing layer and additional split-ring resonator layer. The split-ring resonator arrays were seen to develop two distinct and switchable LC resonances as well as a dipole resonance by measuring the arrays at 0° and 90° in-plane rotations about the terahertz propagation vector. The dielectric spacing layer served to effectively lower the resonant frequencies of the split-ring resonantors while the dual split-ring resonator array was seen to have a slight modulating effect on the absorption strength at the resonant frequencies compared to that of the passivated array without the second layer.