Study of the Transmission of Subwavelength Metallic Grids in the THz Frequency Range

Autor: D. Armand, Christophe Minot, Frédéric Garet, Yanko Todorov, Jean-Louis Coutaz
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 14:513-520
ISSN: 1077-260X
DOI: 10.1109/jstqe.2007.910766
Popis: We report on the transmission of terahertz (THz) electromagnetic waves through gold grids evaporated over a transparent silicon substrate. We observe a near-unity transmission in the subwavelength regime. When the THz wavelength is comparable to the grid periodicity, the grid serves as a grating coupler that allows us to excite guided modes in the device. These guided modes exhibit an intermediate behavior between a surface plasmon mode and modes of a dielectric slab waveguide.
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