Abstract- A Tunable Terahertz Photonic Crystal Narrow-Band Filter

Li, S. Liu, H. ; Sun, Q. ; Huang, N.
State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics Technology, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China 
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We theoretically propose and investigate a magnetically tunable narrow-band terahertz filter based on a triangular lattice silicon photonic crystal with a point and two line defects. The optical properties of the filter have been analyzed in detail. It is found that a single resonant peak with the central frequency of$sim 1$ THz is existed in the transmission spectrum, which has a narrow full width at half maximum of <2 GHz. Moreover, under the control of an external magnetic field, transmission frequency and width of passband are adjustable, which reveals that the 2-D silicon photonic crystal waveguide with point and line defects can serve as a continuously tunable bandpass filter at the terahertz waveband.