УДК: 535.417.2; 535.44

Obtaining terahertz-range metamaterials by laser engraving

Nazarov, M.M., Balya, V.K., Ryabov, A.Y., Denisyuk, I.Y., Shkurinov, A.P.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Назаров М.М., Баля В.К., Рябов А.Ю., Денисюк И.Ю., Шкуринов А.П. Получение метаматериалов терагерцового диапазона методом лазерной гравировки // Оптический журнал. 2012. Т. 79. № 4. С. 77–84.

Nazarov M. M., Balya V. K., Denisyuk I. Yu., Ryabov A. Yu., Shkurinov A. P. Obtaining terahertz-range metamaterials by laser engraving [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2012. V. 79. № 4. P. 77–84.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

M. M. Nazarov, V. K. Balya, I. Yu. Denisyuk, A. Yu. Ryabov, and A. P. Shkurinov, "Obtaining terahertz-range metamaterials by laser engraving," Journal of Optical Technology. 79(4), 251-256 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.79.000251

Abstract:

This paper discusses the results of forming lattices of resonance and polarizing planar elements—metamaterials that serve the function of band-pass filters and polarizers of the terahertz range of wavelengths, made by the direct laser engraving of a metallized polymeric film. The excitation of a surface plasmon in a perforated metallic layer is investigated. Methods of calculating such structures are considered, the results of their experimental formation are presented, and the results of calculation and experiment are compared.

Keywords:

metamaterial, plasmon, laser engraving, ablation, terahertz radiation, bandpass filter, polarizer, millimeter waves

OCIS codes: 230.4555, 250.5403

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