Materials with on-demand refractive indices in the terahertz range.
We demonstrate the possibility to create materials with chosen refractive indices and a strong birefringence in the terahertz range by etching of patterns with appropriate filling factors in a dielectric substrate. We show that by using deep inductive plasma etching of silicon wafers, it is possible to achieve a birefringence as high as 1.2 in an 80 microm thick layer. The resulting stacks were used as building blocks for a photonic crystal displaying sharp defect mode peaks in transmittance.
Kadlec
Christelle
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Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
Kadlec
Filip
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Kuzel
Petr
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Blary
Karine
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Mounaix
Patrick
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