Title :
Negatively refracting plasmonic devices at THz frequencies
Author :
Swift, G. Peter ; Kaliteevskaya, Natalia ; Dai, DeChang ; Kaliteevski, Mikhail ; Baragwanath, Adam J. ; Gallant, Andrew J. ; Chamberlain, J. Martyn
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Durham, Durham, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, we present experimental results showing how appropriately designed and constructed artificial materials can be used to refract negatively terahertz frequency light without the need for the materials to have both a negative permeability and a negative permittivity.
Keywords :
magnetic permeability; metamaterials; microwave photonics; permittivity; plasmonics; refractive index; terahertz wave devices; artificial materials; negative permeability; negative permittivity; negative refraction; negatively terahertz frequency light; plasmonic devices; Broadband communication; Laser beams; Materials; Measurement by laser beam; Permeability; Photonics; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612539
