Taming Extraordinary THz Transmission through Sub- $\lambda$ Slot Arrays via Array Truncation, Slot Rotation, Polarization and Angle of Incidence

Accurate and time-effective simulation and design optimization of quasi-optical (QO) systems is an extremely challenging electromagnetic problem given the multi-scale dimension of QO components and the need to consider the finite size of such components to account for effects like diffraction. To show that the Method of Moments (MoM) provides an elegant solution for these problems, truncated rectangular arrays of tilted slots are measured in a QO Terahertz (THz) time-domain setup and comparison with MoM is carried out. The extraordinary transmission peaks are modulated by the size of the array and the orientation of the slots with respect to the incident electric field.