Title :
Phase control from the visible to the TeraHertz: Surface photonics for wavefront engineering
Author :
Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
New degrees of freedom in optical design are attained by introducing in the optical path abrupt phase changes over the scale of the wavelength. In this talk, I will discuss experiments on optically thin components based on phase discontinuities and applications.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical arrays; optical control; optical design techniques; optical resonators; phase control; terahertz waves; degrees of freedom; optical design; optical path abrupt phase changes; optically thin components; phase control; phase discontinuities; surface photonics; terahertz wave; visible light; wavefront engineering; Antennas; Educational institutions; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Photonics;
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.2012.6380155
