Title : 
Measurement of Terahertz refractive index of metals
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The complex refractive indices of platinum and palladium were measured using a THz-TDS system. The usefulness of THz-TDS in measuring the terahertz refractive indices of metals was demonstrated. A new refractive index analysis procedure for metals with native oxides was developed.
         
        
            Keywords : 
metals; refractive index measurement; native oxides; palladium; platinum; terahertz refractive indices; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Optical films; Plasmons; Platinum; Quantum cascade lasers; Refractive index; Submillimeter wave measurements; Substrates;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Microwave Conference, 2008. APMC 2008. Asia-Pacific
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Macau
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2641-6
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2642-3
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/APMC.2008.4958133