• DocumentCode
    2863672
  • Title

    Dynamical electric and magnetic metamaterial response at terahertz frequencies

  • Author

    Padilla, W.J. ; Taylor, A.J. ; Highstrete, C. ; Lee, Mark ; Averitt, R.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Utilizing terahertz time domain spectroscopy, we characterized the electromagnetic response of planar split ring resonators fabricated on GaAs. Optical excitation is sufficient to turn off the electric resonance demonstrating the potential of SRR terahertz switches.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; gallium arsenide; metamaterials; optical materials; terahertz wave spectra; GaAs; SRR terahertz switches; electric resonance; metamaterial; optical excitation; planar split ring resonators; terahertz time domain spectroscopy; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Metamaterials; Optical devices; Optical materials; Optical ring resonators; Spectroscopy; (230.1150) All-optical devices; (320.7150) Ultrafast spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627768
  • Filename
    4627768