Abstract
Conference Title: 2016 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN) Conference Start Date: 2016, July 31 Conference End Date: 2016, Aug. 4 Conference Location: Singapore, Singapore We report the passive as well as active modulation of the sensitive Fano resonances in terahertz asymmetric metamaterial structures. The strength of the Fano resonances can be completely switched off passively by changing the asymmetry of the structures and also actively by shininh the sample with very low pump powers. These devices can be used as ultrasensitive sensors, low threshold modulators and ultrafast switches in real world device based applications.