Tunable terahertz plasmonic lenses based on semiconductor microslits

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 979-981

  Chen, Meng Ku ^a   Chang, Yun Ching ^a   Yang, Chia En ^a   Guo, Yaohui ^a   Mazurowski, John ^b   Yin, Stuart ^c   Ruffin, Paul ^c   Brantley, Christina ^c   Edwards, Eugene ^c   Luo, Claire ^d  

^a The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development   (United States)

^d General Opto Solutions LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasmonics; Semiconductor microslits; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSMISSION; FOCAL LENGTHS; HIGH TRANSMISSION; PHASE RETARDATION; PLASMONIC LENS; PLASMONICS; SLIT WIDTH; SUBWAVELENGTH SLITS; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; TERA HERTZ; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THZ IMAGING; THZ RADIATION;

INDIUM ANTIMONIDES; LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PLASMONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 77249131287     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.25079     Document Type: Article

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