Title :
Terahertz surface waves on a split-ring-based metamaterial film
Author :
Reinhard, Benjamin ; Paul, Oliver ; Beigang, Rene ; Rahm, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Abstract :
We present experimental and numerical investigations on the excitation and dispersion characteristics of resonant terahertz surface waves on thin metamaterial films. An intuitive model is introduced which describes the material as a thin slab waveguide.
Keywords :
metamaterials; optical films; optical materials; optical waveguides; dispersion characteristics; excitation characteristics; intuitive model; metamaterial film; split-ring; terahertz surface waves; thin slab waveguide; Dielectric materials; Dispersion; Frequency; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Metamaterials; Optical materials; Optical surface waves; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
