Terahertz metamolecules deposited on thin flexible polymer: design, fabrication and experimental characterization

Metamolecules deposited on thin dielectric film using standard optical lithography have been investigated numerically and experimentally in the terahertz regime. The topology of the proposed metamolecules is able to achieve a multiple-band frequency response over a broad frequency range. The analysis of the spectral response of the investigated metamaterial reveals that such a feature arises from coupling effects between its individual constituents. The successful demonstration of a THz flexible metamaterial may open up new perspectives towards achieving complex electromagnetic functions involving non-planar metamaterials with simple design and fabrication