• DocumentCode
    689299
  • Title

    Ultrafast, all-terahertz plasmonic modulation in metals

  • Author

    Elezzabi, A.Y. ; Creig, S. ; Maraghechi, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on the effect of induced surface charges on the propagation of the terahertz (THz) radiation via particle plasmons. The phenomenon is attributed to a change of the surface conductivity of the metallic particles.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; optical modulation; plasmonics; surface charging; surface conductivity; surface plasmons; terahertz wave spectra; all-terahertz plasmonic modulation; induced surface charges; metallic particle surface conductivity; particle plasmons; terahertz radiation propagation; ultrafast plasmonic modulation; Conductivity; Electric fields; Gold; Modulation; Plasmons; Probes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833682