Title :
Electrical control of terahertz radiation through nanoresonators on VO2
Author :
Jeong, Y.G. ; Bernien, H. ; Kyoung, J.S. ; Kim, H.S. ; Park, H.R. ; Kim, B.J. ; Kim, H.T. ; Kim, D.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Seoul Nat. Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate electrical control of terahertz radiation through nanoresonators on VO2 thin film. By electrically induced insulator-to-metal phase transition, terahertz radiation can be switched-off. Transmission is decreased by one order of magnitude even when the film thickness is in nanoscale.
Keywords :
metal-insulator transition; nanotechnology; resonators; terahertz waves; thin films; vanadium compounds; VO2; electrical control; film thickness; insulator-to-metal phase transition; nanoresonators; terahertz radiation; terahertz wave transmission; vanadium dioxide thin film; Antenna arrays; Electrodes; Films; Gold; Optical switches; Temperature measurement;
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.2010.5612791