• DocumentCode
    2222680
  • Title

    The propagation of single-cycle THz pulses in random media

  • Author

    Pearce ; Mittleman, Daniel M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    19-24 May 2002
  • Firstpage
    43
  • Lastpage
    44
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. We report the first measurements of the transmission of single-cycle THz pulses through a random medium. A model random medium can be constructed using commercially available polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, teflon) spheres (n = 1.43). The spheres are contained in a teflon sample cell, with windows a fixed distance apart. In order to perform length-dependent studies, we fabricated fifty such cells. The experiment setup is pictured.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic wave propagation; high-speed optical techniques; light scattering; optical polymers; submillimetre wave generation; A optical pulse; PTFE; fixed distance apart; length-dependent studies; polytetrafluoroethylene; random media single-cycle THz pulse propagation; teflon; teflon sample cell; Electromagnetic propagation; Optical polymers; Optical scattering; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2002. QELS '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-708-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2002.1031066
  • Filename
    1031066