Title :
Metamaterial radiation from attenuated total reflection at terahertz frequencies
Author :
Ramani, Suchitra ; Reiten, Matthew T. ; Chowdhury, Dibakar Roy ; Taylor, Antoinette J. ; Hara, John F O ; Cheville, R. Alan ; Azad, Abul K.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK, USA
Abstract :
We measure for the first time at terahertz frequencies, independent of background signal, the radiation due to the fundamental resonance of a split ring oscillator array. A reference free method of probing metamaterial resonance via attenuated total reflection is demonstrated.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave reflection; metamaterials; submillimetre wave oscillators; terahertz wave devices; attenuated total reflection; background signal; fundamental resonance; metamaterial radiation; metamaterial resonance probing; reference free method; split ring oscillator array; terahertz frequencies; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Receivers; Reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104840