Electromagnetic composite-based reflecting terahertz waveplates

International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 583-588

  Strikwerda, Andrew C ^a   Averitt, Richard D ^a   Fan, Kebin ^b   Zhang, Xin ^b   Metcalfe, Grace D ^c   Wraback, Michael ^c  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Polarization; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

BASIC OPERATION; DESIGN FREQUENCIES; FRESNEL REFLECTIONS; HALF WAVEPLATE; HALF-WAVE; LOW PROFILE; PHYSICAL THICKNESS; TERA HERTZ; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES; THZ RADIATION; WAVEPLATES;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; POLARIZATION;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 84555186913     PISSN: 01291564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129156411006878     Document Type: Article

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