Aterahertz（THz）polarizerandswitchstructureisproposedbasedonthephasetransitionofvanadiumdioxide（VO2）.WhenVO2isintheinsulationphase,theresonancefrequenciesoftheproposedstructureare1.49THzand1.22THzforthex-andy-polarization,respectively.ItcanperformasaTHzpolarizerwithextinctionratiosof52.5dBand17dBforthey-andx-polarization,respectively;WhenVO2transformsintometallicphase,theresonancefrequencyforx-polarizationwaveshiftsfrom1.49THzto1.22THz,whilethatremainsstillforthey-polarizationcomponent.Itmeansthatthestructurecanworkasapolarization-dependentTHzswitchwithahighextinctionratioof32dB.
