Towards loss compensated and lasing terahertz metamaterials based on optically pumped graphene

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 8473-8489

  Weis, P ^a   Garcia Pomar, J L ^b   Rahm, M ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; HYBRID MATERIALS; METAMATERIALS; OPTICAL PUMPING; RING GAGES;

COMPLEX CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; OUTPUT POWER LEVELS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPLIT-RING RESONATOR; SPLIT-RING RESONATORS (SRR); STIMULATED AMPLIFICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION WAVELENGTHS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84898606439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.008473     Document Type: Article

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