Title :
Near-field mediated terahertz transmission through rendom media
Author :
Chau, K.J. ; Elezzabi, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Abstract :
We report on observations of extraordinary terahertz transmission through dense metallic particle ensembles five orders of magnitude thicker than the skin depth. The transmission is mediated by coherent near-field surface wave coupling across the ensemble.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; random media; submillimetre wave spectra; transparency; coherent near-field surface wave coupling; dense metallic particle ensembles; extraordinary terahertz transmission; near-field mediated terahertz transmission; random media; terahertz transparency; Chromium; Electromagnetic propagation; Finite difference methods; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Random media; Surface waves; Time domain analysis; Ultrafast optics; (030.1670) Coherent optical effects; (290.5850) Scattering, particles; (300.6500) Spectroscopy, time-resolved;
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.2006.4627766
