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
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;
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
