Metamaterial-based gradient index lens with strong focusing in the THz frequency range

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 27748-27757

  Neu, J ^a,b   Krolla, B ^a,b   Paul, O ^a   Reinhard, B ^a   Beigang, R ^a,b   Rahm, M ^a,b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IPM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LENSES; METAMATERIALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUALITY CONTROL; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

A-SPOTS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL; GRADIENT INDEX LENS; GRIN LENS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; OPTICAL ABERRATION; SMALL SPOTS; STRONG FOCUSING; SUBWAVELENGTH THICKNESS; TERAHERTZ IMAGING; THZ FREQUENCIES; THZ RADIATION; TUNABLE METAMATERIALS;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LENSES; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; REFRACTOMETRY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

EID: 78650561215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.027748     Document Type: Article

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