The invention discloses a Terahertz tunable filter device of a
metal photonic crystal and a control method thereof. A
photonic crystal metal column array is encapsulated in a high-density
polyethylene box which is filled with liquid crystals. The pointed angles of the
liquid crystal molecules filled around the
metal column are changed by controlling
voltage, so that the energy band and band clearance position of the metal
photonic crystal is changed to control the movement of a filter
passband position and realize the function of tunable filtering. As a metal material is adopted to manufacture the photonic
crystal, the shortcomings that the
passband width is narrowed and the
transmission rate is reduced in the tuning process of a medium photonic
crystal are conquered; and the turning range of the photonic
crystal is greatly extended. As the metal column serves as a special structure of an
electrode, so that the distance between the
anode and
cathode is reduced; the consistency of
liquid crystal distribution is improved; the working
voltage is reduced and the
response time is enhanced. The Terahertz tunable filter of the metal photonic crystal disclosed by the invention has the advantages of wide transmission
band width and tunable range, stable
passband width and
transmission rate in the tuning process, less
power consumption and high
extinction ratio and is convenient for minimization and integration.