Title :
Metamaterial-based, gradient index beam steerer for terahertz radiation
Author :
Neu, Jens ; Rahm, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Abstract :
We designed and fabricated a metamaterial-based beam steerer that deflects an incident terahertz beam by 4.2° due to an implemented gradient index structure. We characterized it using THz-TDS with three-dimensional subwavelength spatial resolution.
Keywords :
beam steering; gradient index optics; optical metamaterials; terahertz spectroscopy; gradient index beam steerer; gradient index structure; incident terahertz beam; metamaterial-based beam steerer; terahertz radiation; three-dimensional subwavelength spatial resolution; Indexes; Metamaterials; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical network units; Refractive index; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
