• DocumentCode
    2245866
  • Title

    Terahertz optical activity of a subwavelength helix

  • Author

    Chau, K.J. ; Elezzabi, A.Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, AB
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We study terahertz pulse propagation through a subwavelength helix; it is shown that polarization rotation accrues linearly within the helix, revealing a direct relationship between the optical activity of a helix and its geometrical chirality.
  • Keywords
    chirality; copper; gold; light polarisation; optical rotation; submillimetre wave propagation; Au-Cu; geometrical chirality; polarization rotation; subwavelength helix; terahertz optical activity; terahertz pulse propagation; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic scattering; Geometrical optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; (300.6500) Spectroscopy, time-resolved; (320.5390) Picosecond phenomena;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571859