• DocumentCode
    500117
  • Title

    A spatial light modulator for terahertz radiation

  • Author

    Chan, Wai Lam ; Chen, Hou-Tong ; Taylor, Antoinette J. ; Brener, Igal ; Cich, Michael ; Mittleman, Daniel M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We characterize the operation of a 4times4 electrically-driven terahertz metamaterial spatial modulator, and demonstrate high modulation uniformly at each pixel with minimal cross-talk. This modulator will enable high-speed terahertz imaging in a single-pixel imaging system.
  • Keywords
    optical modulation; terahertz wave imaging; electrically driven terahertz metamaterial spatial modulator; single pixel imaging; spatial light modulator; terahertz imaging; terahertz radiation; High speed optical techniques; Laboratories; Metamaterials; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Voltage; (110.6795) Terahertz imaging; (160.3918) Metamaterials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225498