Terahertz metamaterials

Peralta, Xomalin Guaiuli; Brener, Igal; O'Hara, John; Azad, Abul; Smirnova, Evgenya; Williams, John D.; Averitt, Richard D.

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Title: Terahertz metamaterials

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Terahertz metamaterials comprise a periodic array of resonator elements disposed on a dielectric substrate or thin membrane, wherein the resonator elements have a structure that provides a tunable magnetic permeability or a tunable electric permittivity for incident electromagnetic radiation at a frequency greater than about 100 GHz and the periodic array has a lattice constant that is smaller than the wavelength of the incident electromagnetic radiation. Microfabricated metamaterials exhibit lower losses and can be assembled into three-dimensional structures that enable full coupling of incident electromagnetic terahertz radiation in two or three orthogonal directions. Furthermore, polarization sensitive and insensitive metamaterials at terahertz frequencies can enable new devices and applications.

Inventors:: Peralta, Xomalin Guaiuli; Brener, Igal; O'Hara, John; Azad, Abul; Smirnova, Evgenya; Williams, John D.; Averitt, Richard D.

Issue Date:: 2014-08-12

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1150076

Patent Number(s):: 8803637

Application Number:: 12/262,422

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01P - WAVEGUIDES

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01P - WAVEGUIDES
H01P7/082 - {Microstripline resonators
H01P7/10 - Dielectric resonators

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
H01Q15/0086 - {said selective devices having materials with a synthesized negative refractive index, e.g. metamaterials or left-handed materials}

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
H05K1/0236 - {Electromagnetic band-gap structures}
H05K1/024 - {Dielectric details, e.g. changing the dielectric material around a transmission line}
H05K1/0393 - {Flexible materials
H05K1/165 - {incorporating printed inductors}
H05K2201/015 - Fluoropolymer, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene [PTFE]
H05K2201/0154 - Polyimide
H05K3/007 - {Manufacture or processing of a substrate for a printed circuit board supported by a temporary or sacrificial carrier

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2008 Oct 31

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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                    Peralta, Xomalin Guaiuli, Brener, Igal, O'Hara, John, Azad, Abul, Smirnova, Evgenya, Williams, John D., and Averitt, Richard D. Terahertz metamaterials.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Peralta, Xomalin Guaiuli, Brener, Igal, O'Hara, John, Azad, Abul, Smirnova, Evgenya, Williams, John D., & Averitt, Richard D. Terahertz metamaterials.  United States.

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                    Peralta, Xomalin Guaiuli, Brener, Igal, O'Hara, John, Azad, Abul, Smirnova, Evgenya, Williams, John D., and Averitt, Richard D. Tue .  
        "Terahertz metamaterials".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1150076.

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