Abstract:
This study designed a topologically protected silicon-based metasurface to achieve topologically protected high-Q factor resonance in the terahertz (THz) frequency band. Traditional THz devices have long been constrained by radiation losses caused by the diffraction limit, with quality factors generally below 10
5, severely limiting communication and sensing performance. To address this technical bottleneck, this study proposed a silicon-based metasurface design with C
6v symmetry based on the theory of topological photonics. By constructing a triangular lattice photonic crystal plate, cylindrical etched holes are introduced within the unit cell to preserve symmetry, and ideal magnetic conductor boundary conditions are employed to separate TE modes, thereby incorporating the topological protection mechanism of bound states in the continuum into the THz frequency band. The results show that the
Q factor reaches 10
10 at the Γ point, and the BIC is located at the center of the polarization vortex in the far-field radiation, verifying the BIC mechanism and its topological properties. The simulation results are excellent. Ultimately, the
Q factor is improved by several orders of magnitude compared to traditional devices, and the topological protection mechanism can significantly suppress the impact of processing defects and environmental disturbances on resonance performance, providing a new paradigm for low-loss communication devices, optical programmable technology, and quantum light source design.