DocumentCode
2988336
Title
Terahertz surface plasmon polariton generation with metallic gratings and silicon prisms
Author
O´Hara, John F. ; Averitt, R.D. ; Taylor, A.J.
Author_Institution
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
2275
Abstract
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy is used to generate surface plasmon polaritons via metallic gratings and silicon prisms. Grating measurements indicate efficient, narrowband coupling. Prism measurements show broadband coupling with substantial promise for guided-wave spectroscopy applications.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; optical prisms; polaritons; silicon; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; surface plasmons; Si; broadband coupling; metallic gratings; narrowband coupling; silicon prisms; surface plasmon polariton generation; terahertz time-domain spectroscopy; Delay effects; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Silicon; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202442
Filename
1573508
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