Active terahertz metamaterial devices

Nature

Volumn 444, Issue 7119, 2006, Pages 597-600

  Chen, Hou Tong ^a   Padilla, Willie J ^a,c   Zide, Joshua M O ^b   Gossard, Arthur C ^b   Taylor, Antoinette J ^a   Averitt, Richard D ^a,d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAMAGNETISM; MODULATORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; QUANTUM THEORY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SWITCHES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; METAMATERIAL ARRAY; SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE; THZ RADIATION;

MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS;

GALLIUM ARSENIDE; GOLD; METAL;

CONTROL SYSTEM; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MATERIAL FORM;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIODE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMETRY; LASER; MATERIALS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; TERAHERTZ METAMATERIAL DEVICE;

EID: 33845265682     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05343     Document Type: Article

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