A near-field spoof plasmon THz probe using metallized 3-D printed plastic

Author

Kyoung Youl Park ; Chahal, Premjeet

Author_Institution

Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

14-19 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

This paper presents the design, fabrication and characterization of a terahertz (THz) spoof surface plasmon based near field probe. It is built using a single side metalized bulls-eye plastic structure with a micro-lens at the aperture. 3-D printing is used in the fabrication of the plastic structure followed by a thin film metal coating. Details analysis is carried out using FEM simulation tool. The structure is measured over a wide band using frequency based THz measurement system.

Keywords

coatings; finite element analysis; microfabrication; microlenses; microsensors; plastics; submillimetre wave detectors; submillimetre wave measurement; surface plasmons; terahertz wave detectors; thin film devices; 3D printing; FEM simulation tool; frequency based THz measurement system; metallized 3D printed plastic structure; micro-ens; near-field spoof plasmon THz probe; near-field terahertz spoof surface plasmon probe; single side metalized bulls-eye plastic structure; thin film metal coating; Apertures; Fabrication; Frequency measurement; Metals; Plasmons; Plastics; Probes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tucson, AZ

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956368

Filename

6956368