Title :
Terahertz field induced electromigration
Author :
Strikwerda, Andrew C. ; Zalkovskij, Maksim ; Iwaszczuk, K. ; Jepsen, Peter Uhd
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We report the first observation of THz-field-induced electromigration in sub-wavelength metallic gap structures after exposure to intense single-cycle, sub-picosecond electric field transients of amplitude up to 400 kV/cm.
Keywords :
antennas; electromigration; radiation effects; terahertz waves; THz-field-induced electromigration; sub-picosecond electric field transients; sub-wavelength metallic gap structures; terahertz field induced electromigration; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Electric fields; Electromigration; Metals; Periodic structures;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956282
