Title :
Propagation of broadband THz surface plasmon through thick and thin polymer layers
Author :
Bezus, E.A. ; Nazarov, M.M. ; Shkurinov, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Image Process. Syst. Inst., Samara, Russia
Abstract :
Propagation of a broadband THz SP through a long dielectric slab of thickness from h<;<;λ to h>;>;λ is experimentally studied. Temporal and spectral shapes of the transmitted SP allows to estimate the optimal film thickness for SP confinement without much attenuation and dispersion.
Keywords :
polymer films; surface plasmons; terahertz wave spectra; attenuation; broadband THz surface plasmon propagation; dielectric slab; dispersion; optimal film thickness; temporal spectral shapes; thick polymer layers; thin polymer layers; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Films; Metals; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wollongong, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1598-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380138
