• DocumentCode
    1772037
  • Title

    Tunable Terahertz wave plates fabricated with a 3D printer

  • Author

    Busch, S.F. ; Weidenbach, M. ; Scherger, B. ; Koch, Martin ; Jansen, C. ; Scheller, M. ; Castro-Camus, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Phys., Philipps-Univ. Marburg, Marburg, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We fabricate wave plates for terahertz waves using a 3D printer. The wave plates base on the physical mechanism of form birefringence. Applying mechanical pressure to the plates allows for continuously tuning of the optical retardance.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; optical fabrication; optical retarders; optical tuning; terahertz wave devices; three-dimensional printing; 3D printer; form birefringence; mechanical pressure; optical retardance tuning; physical mechanism; tunable terahertz wave plate fabrication; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Printers; Three-dimensional displays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989737