DocumentCode
2671463
Title
Wire-grid THz polarizers manufactured by laser micromachining of metal films on a polymer membrane
Author
Fast, Dylan B. ; Gerke, Tim D. ; Goncharov, Y. ; Lebedev, S.P. ; Komandin, G. ; Kozlov, V.G.
Author_Institution
Microtech Instrum., Inc., Eugene, OR, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
2-7 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A new method for manufacturing wire grid polarizers and potentially other components for THz spectral range is demonstrated. The process is based on cold ablation of thin metal films on a polymer membrane, using an ultrafast fiber laser system.
Keywords
laser beam machining; membranes; metallic thin films; micromachining; optical polarisers; polymers; laser micromachining; polymer membrane; thin metal films; ultrafast fiber laser system; wire-grid THz polarizer manufacturing; Films; Metals; Polymers; Substrates; Wires;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Houston, TX
ISSN
2162-2027
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN
2162-2027
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104851
Filename
6104851
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