Design of a terahertz polarization rotator based on a periodic sequence of chiral-metamaterial and dielectric slabs

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 124, Issue , 2012, Pages 301-314

  Sabah, C ^a   Roskos, H G ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POLARIZATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

ALTERNATING SEQUENCES; CHIRAL METAMATERIALS; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; POLARIZATION CONTROL; POLARIZATION ROTATION; POLARIZATION ROTATOR; SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES;

METAMATERIALS;

EID: 84857016995     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER11112605     Document Type: Article

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