Highly refracting terahertz lenses made of polymeric compounds

We present terahertz lenses made of polymeric compounds which provide a better focusing capability and an increased functionality than state of the art lenses made of pure base polymers. This is achieved by employing mixtures between polypropylene and alumina as well as polypropylene and zinc sulfid...

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Published in2013 38th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Wichmann, M., Mondol, A. S., Kocic, N., Lippert, S., Probst, T., Schumann, S., Schwerdtfeger, M., Hochrein, T., Heidemeyer, P., Bastian, M., Bastian, G., Koch, M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2013
Subjects
Aluminum oxide
Compounds
Focusing
Lenses
Polymers
Refractive index
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Summary:We present terahertz lenses made of polymeric compounds which provide a better focusing capability and an increased functionality than state of the art lenses made of pure base polymers. This is achieved by employing mixtures between polypropylene and alumina as well as polypropylene and zinc sulfide which allows for a significant increase of the refractive index of the lens base material.
ISSN:2162-2027
DOI:10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665905