Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing Technology
We designed and fabricated a terahertz (THz) frequency selective surface (FSS) based on two distinct additive manufacturing technologies, namely, printable electronics (PE) and three-dimensional (3D) printing. Silver nanoparticle ink was printed on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate utiliz...
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| author | Redwan Ahmad Mariia Zhuldybina Xavier Ropagnol Ngoc Duc Trinh Chloé Bois Juan Schneider François Blanchard |
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| description | We designed and fabricated a terahertz (THz) frequency selective surface (FSS) based on two distinct additive manufacturing technologies, namely, printable electronics (PE) and three-dimensional (3D) printing. Silver nanoparticle ink was printed on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate utilizing a large-scale roll-to-roll industrial PE technique with a flexographic printed unit, while the 3D-printed THz FSS was fabricated based on a powder bed fusion-selective laser melting system. The filtering characteristics of both types of FSS were verified through calculation, simulation, and experiments. Furthermore, the rotational tuning approach was applied to two identical FSS to form reconfigurable FSS which could be defined as Moiré FSS. Based on the numerical results obtained, our proposed technique which used a PE-based Moiré FSS achieves a 58% modulation depth at 0.25 THz, while experimental verification found a modulation depth of 41% at 0.22 THz, confirming that its adoption is simple and cost-effective. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a Moiré reconfigurable printed FSS operating in the THz region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-762ddacb00774cf895cbe5dea64b0ff92023-11-17T07:22:00ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-03-01135330210.3390/app13053302Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing TechnologyRedwan Ahmad0Mariia Zhuldybina1Xavier Ropagnol2Ngoc Duc Trinh3Chloé Bois4Juan Schneider5François Blanchard6Département de Génie Électrique, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, CanadaDépartement de Génie Électrique, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, CanadaDépartement de Génie Électrique, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, CanadaInstitute des Communications Graphiques et de L’imprimabilité, Montréal, QC H2M 2E2, CanadaInstitute des Communications Graphiques et de L’imprimabilité, Montréal, QC H2M 2E2, CanadaNanogrande Technologies, Montréal, QC H2N 1A4, CanadaDépartement de Génie Électrique, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, CanadaWe designed and fabricated a terahertz (THz) frequency selective surface (FSS) based on two distinct additive manufacturing technologies, namely, printable electronics (PE) and three-dimensional (3D) printing. Silver nanoparticle ink was printed on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate utilizing a large-scale roll-to-roll industrial PE technique with a flexographic printed unit, while the 3D-printed THz FSS was fabricated based on a powder bed fusion-selective laser melting system. The filtering characteristics of both types of FSS were verified through calculation, simulation, and experiments. Furthermore, the rotational tuning approach was applied to two identical FSS to form reconfigurable FSS which could be defined as Moiré FSS. Based on the numerical results obtained, our proposed technique which used a PE-based Moiré FSS achieves a 58% modulation depth at 0.25 THz, while experimental verification found a modulation depth of 41% at 0.22 THz, confirming that its adoption is simple and cost-effective. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a Moiré reconfigurable printed FSS operating in the THz region.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/5/3302terahertz frequency selective surfaceprintable electronics3D printingmoiré interference |
| spellingShingle | Redwan Ahmad Mariia Zhuldybina Xavier Ropagnol Ngoc Duc Trinh Chloé Bois Juan Schneider François Blanchard Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing Technology Applied Sciences terahertz frequency selective surface printable electronics 3D printing moiré interference |
| title | Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing Technology |
| title_full | Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing Technology |
| title_fullStr | Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing Technology |
| title_short | Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing Technology |
| title_sort | reconfigurable terahertz moire frequency selective surface based on additive manufacturing technology |
| topic | terahertz frequency selective surface printable electronics 3D printing moiré interference |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/5/3302 |
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