Title :
Terahertz pulse shaping using structured metal films
Author :
Agrawal, Amit K. ; Cao, Hua ; Nahata, Ajay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel passive approach to terahertz pulse shaping based on altering the properties of surface waves propagating along a metal-dielectric interface. A simple time-domain numerical model explaining our observations is presented.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; metallic thin films; optical pulse shaping; surface electromagnetic waves; surface plasmons; metal-dielectric interface; structured metal films; surface waves; terahertz pulse shaping; Apertures; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Pulse shaping methods; Surface waves; Ultrafast optics; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (320.5540) Pulse shaping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627764
