• DocumentCode
    2965705
  • Title

    Enhancement of terahertz optical activity with photo-excitation in metal chiral gratings

  • Author

    Kanda, N. ; Konishi, K. ; Kuwata-Gonokami, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    2-15 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    161
  • Lastpage
    162
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the enhancement of optical activity in the terahertz frequency region with metal chiral gratings by photo-excitation of the semiconductor substrate. This result indicates the possibility of the active control of the terahertz polarization.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; optical rotation; photoexcitation; metal chiral gratings; optical activity; photo-excitation; semiconductor substrate; terahertz frequency region; terahertz polarization; Frequency; Gratings; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Physics; Submillimeter wave technology; Substrates;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
  • Conference_Location
    Shonan Village
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2656-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INOW.2008.4634492
  • Filename
    4634492