Title :
Flexible polymer based artificial materials for terahertz applications
Author :
Gallant, A.J. ; Zeze, D.A. ; Wood, D. ; Petty, M.C. ; Dai, D. ; Chamberlain, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Durham Univ., Durham
Abstract :
In this paper we report on the fabrication and testing of arrays of subwavelength apertures which are formed in a highly flexible polymer, PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane). PDMS can be elastically stretched to cause the deformation of any surface features. This enables transmission characteristics to be mechanically altered and has applications in terahertz biological and chemical sensing.
Keywords :
biosensors; chemical sensors; polymers; submillimetre wave measurement; fexible polymer; polydimethylsiloxane; subwavelength aperture fabrication; subwavelength aperture testing; terahertz biological sensing; terahertz chemical sensing; Apertures; Atmospheric measurements; Band pass filters; Biological materials; Biomembranes; Fabrication; Gold; Microfluidics; Optical materials; Polymers; Artificial materials; Micromachining; PDMS; Terahertz;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2007 and the 2007 15th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics. IRMMW-THz. Joint 32nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1438-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2007.4516819
