• DocumentCode
    2677694
  • Title

    Broadband terahertz polarization optics using the giant Faraday effect in n-type InSb

  • Author

    Arikawa, T. ; Wang, X. ; Belyanin, A.A. ; Crooker, S.A. ; Kono, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    2-7 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on a giant Faraday effect in n-InSb probed via polarization-resolved THz time-domain spectroscopy. Rotation angles and ellipticities as large as π and 1, respectively, were observed in a wide frequency range, making n-InSb a promising material for broadband THz polarization optics.
  • Keywords
    Faraday effect; III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; light polarisation; optical rotation; terahertz wave spectra; time-domain analysis; InSb; broadband terahertz polarization optics; ellipticities; giant Faraday effect; n-type InSb; polarization-resolved terahertz time-domain spectroscopy; rotation angles; Broadband communication; Crystals; Faraday effect; Magnetic fields; Optical filters; Resonant frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Houston, TX
  • ISSN
    2162-2027
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0510-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2162-2027
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105194
  • Filename
    6105194