Polarization response of two-dimensional metallic photonic crystals studied by terahertz time domain spectroscopy

F. Miyamaru1, T. Kondo1, T. Nagashima1, M. Tani1, M. Hangyo1
1Research Center for Superconductor Phononics, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Tóm tắt

The polarization characteristics of the THz wave transmitted through the two-dimensional metallic photonic crystal (2D-MPC) are investigated. The 2D-MPC, we used here, is a thin conductive screen perforated periodically with circular holes. We measured the polarization characteristics of the THz wave using THz time-domain spectroscopy with wire-gird polarizers. In this system, we can detect the temporal polarization behavior of the THz wave and describe them in 3D-trajectory plot. The polarization rotation of the detected THz wave is observed although the incident THz wave is linearly polarized. This indicates that the 2D-MPC acts as a wave plate for the THz wave. It is also observed that this polarization rotation of the transmitted THz wave is highly sensitive to the incident angle.

Từ khóa

#Photonic crystals #Optical filters #Photonic band gap #Spectroscopy #Lattices #Optical polarization #Electron optics #Optical sensors #Crystalline materials #Optical materials

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