Terahertz path-length lens composed of oblique metal slit array

Takahisa Togashi, Hideaki Kitahara, Keisuke Takano, Masanori Hangyo, Mamoru Mita, John C. Young, Takehito Suzuki

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Abstract

Need for high-performance and sophisticated optical devices in the terahertz wave band is growing rapidly with terahertz technological progress. This paper presents a lens in the terahertz wave band based on phase control using an oblique metal slit array. A convex oblique slit array can produce a focusing effect. This focusing effect is confirmed by full-wave analysis for the designed terahertz path-length lens. The effective refractive index computed from the full-wave analysis is consistent with analytical expressions and changes from 1.00 to 1.56 with the angle of the metal slit array. Full-wave analysis also confirms that the lamination errors of the path-length lens have limited influence on the focusing effects. The robustness of the lens design is essential for its industrial applications to terahertz optical devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)397-402
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
Volume118
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2014

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science

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