• DocumentCode
    1772504
  • Title

    Giant sub-THz nonlinear response in superconducting metamaterial

  • Author

    Savinov, V. ; Delfanazari, K. ; Fedotov, V.A. ; Zheludev, Nikolay I.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a superconducting metamaterial with ultra-strong nonlinear response in the sub-terahertz range. A change in transmission of more than 10% has been achieved by ramping up the radiation intensity from 100μW/cm2 to just 800μW/cm2.
  • Keywords
    superconducting materials; terahertz metamaterials; terahertz wave spectra; transparency; ultraviolet lithography; UV-photolithography; giant subTHz nonlinear response; nano-scale constrictions; radiation intensity; resonantly induced current; superconducting metamaterial; ultrastrong nonlinear response; Educational institutions; Metamaterials; Niobium; Resonant frequency; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconducting transition temperature; Temperature measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6990126