title: Comparison of parallel-plate and in-plane poled polymer films for terahertz sensing.
abstract: We have performed calculations and measurements of the efficacy of two poling geometries of poled electro-optic (EO) polymer films for use in sensing terahertz (THz) radiation via EO sampling. Taking reflective and absorptive losses into consideration, we find that a parallel-plate (PP) poled film has a sensitivity maximum when oriented at 55 degrees to the incident probe and THz beams. In addition, we show that our in-plane (IP) poled polymer films are comparable in sensitivity to PP-poled films and discuss the potential for improving IP-poled polymer devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA.
authors.forename: Colin V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: L Michael
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hayden