Title :
Flexible wide angle terahertz resonant absorber based on perfectly impedance matched metamaterials
Author :
Tao, H. ; Bingham, C.M. ; Strikwerda, A. ; Pilon, D. ; Shrekenhamer, D. ; Landy, N.I. ; Fan, K. ; Padilla, W.J. ; Zhang, X. ; Averitt, R.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Boston Univ., Brookline, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present the design, fabrication and characterization of a highly flexible metamaterial absorber that experimentally obtains an absorptivity of 0.96 at 1.6 THz and operates over wide angular range for transverse electric and transverse magnetic radiation.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave absorption; impedance matching; metamaterials; microwave materials; terahertz wave devices; absorber design; flexible wide angle terahertz resonant absorber fabrication; frequency 0.96 THz to 1.6 THz; perfectly impedance matched metamaterials; transverse electric radiation; transverse magnetic radiation; Impedance; Metamaterials; Resonance; (040.2235) Far infrared or terahertz; (160.3918) Metamaterials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
