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The ability to actively manipulate free-space optical signals by using tunable metasurfaces is extremely appealing for many device applications. However, integrating photoactive semiconductors into terahertz metamaterials still suffers from a limited functionality. The ultrafast switching in picosecond timescale can only be operated at a single frequency channel. In the hybrid metasurface proposed here, we experimentally demonstrate a dual-optically tunable metaphotonic device for ultrafast terahertz switching at frequency-agile channels. Picosecond ultrafast photoswitching with a 100% modulation depth is realized at a controllable operational frequency of either 0.55 THz or 0.86 THz. The broadband frequency agility and ultrafast amplitude modulation are independently controlled by continuous wave light and femtosecond laser pulse, respectively. The frequency-selective, temporally tunable, and multidimensionally-driven features can empower active metamaterials in advanced multiplexing of information, dual-channel wireless communication, and several other related fields.

Multidimensional engineered metasurface for ultrafast terahertz switching at frequency-agile channels