• DocumentCode
    644814
  • Title

    Measuring the THz optical constants of low-absorbing polymers

  • Author

    Puhringer, Harald ; Pfleger, Michael ; Katletz, Stefan ; Wiesauer, Karin

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center for Non Destruct. Testing GmbH, Linz, Austria
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    1-6 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We develop a stacking technique for precisely measuring the terahertz (THz) refractive index and absorption coefficient of low-absorbing polyethylene. Due to an increased interaction length more reliable results with considerably smaller confidence intervals are obtained.
  • Keywords
    absorption coefficients; optical polymers; optical variables measurement; refractive index; terahertz materials; THz optical constants; absorption coefficient; confidence intervals; interaction length; low-absorbing polyethylene; low-absorbing polymers; refractive index; stacking technique; Couplings; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Plastics; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Mainz
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665784
  • Filename
    6665784