Terahertz imaging of sub-wavelength particles with Zenneck surface waves
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- UCL
- Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- LOMA, Bordeaux 1 University, CNRS UMR 5798
Abstract
Impact of sub-wavelength-size dielectric particles on Zenneck surface waves on planar metallic antennas is investigated at terahertz (THz) frequencies with THz near-field probe microscopy. Perturbations of the surface waves show the particle presence, despite its sub-wavelength size. The experimental configuration, which utilizes excitation of surface waves at metallic edges, is suitable for THz imaging of dielectric sub-wavelength size objects. As a proof of concept, the effects of a small strontium titanate rectangular particle and a titanium dioxide sphere on the surface field of a bow-tie antenna are experimentally detected and verified using full-wave simulations.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 221103 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 22 |
Publication status | Published - 25 Nov 2013 |