Interferometric Measurement of Far Infrared Plasmons via Resonant Homodyne Mixing

Autor: Dyer, Gregory C., Aizin, Gregory R., Allen, S. James, Grine, Albert D., Bethke, Don, Reno, John L., Shaner, Eric A.
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Opt. Express 22, 16254-16266 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.016254
Popis: We present an electrically tunable terahertz two dimensional plasmonic interferometer with an integrated detection element that down converts the terahertz fields to a DC signal. The integrated detector utilizes a resonant plasmonic homodyne mixing mechanism that measures the component of the plasma waves in-phase with an excitation field functioning as the local oscillator. Plasmonic interferometers with two independently tuned paths are studied. These devices demonstrate a means for developing a spectrometer-on-a-chip where the tuning of electrical length plays a role analogous to that of physical path length in macroscopic Fourier transform interferometers.
Databáze: arXiv