Abstract
We report on one-dimensional photonic crystals designed to exhibit a pronounced form birefringence at terahertz frequencies. The crystals can be used as volumetric quasioptical elements for a broad frequency range. Theoretical simulations of the dielectric parameters of these structures are presented as well as measurement results of a polymeric crystal that exhibit a birefringence of 0.25 at 300 GHz. As a potential application, the device is exemplarily used as terahertz wave plate.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10137-10142 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 10 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics