Design and Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning-Based Terahertz Metasurface Chemical Sensor

This paper presents a terahertz metasurface based sensor design incorporating graphene and other plasmonic materials for highly sensitive detection of different chemicals. The proposed sensor employs the combination of multiple resonator designs - including circular and square ring resonators - to attain enhanced sensitivity among other performance parameters. Machine learning techniques like Random Forest regression, are employed to enhance the sensor design and predict its performance. The optimized sensor demonstrates excellent sensitivity of 417 GHzRIU $^{\mathbf {-{1}}}$ and a low detection limit of 0.264 RIU for ethanol and benzene detection. Furthermore, the integration of machine learning cuts down the simulation time and computational requirements by approximately 90% without compromising accuracy. The sensor’s unique design and performance characteristics, including its high-quality factor of 14.476, position it as a promising candidate for environmental monitoring and chemical sensing applications. Moreover, it also demonstrates potential for 2-bit encoding applications through strategic modulation of graphene chemical potential values. On the other hand, it also shows prospects of 2-bit encoding applications via the modulation of graphene chemical. This work provides a major advancement to the terahertz sensing application by proposing new materials, structures, and methods in computation in order to develop a high-performance chemical sensor.