Transmittance of hybrid sol-gel materials in the THz region

We report on the absorption properties of hybrid sol-gel materials based on the 3-glycidoxypropyltrymethoxysilane (GPTMS) precursor in the spectral region 0.5-7 THz. THz transmission properties of such materials are quite good and, even if not comparable with the most transparent polymers, still the...

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Published in35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Prosposito, P, Brigo, L, Giustina, G D, Perucchi, A, Lupi, S, Brusatin, G
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2010
Subjects
Absorption
Optical device fabrication
Plastics
Polymers
Silicon
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Summary:We report on the absorption properties of hybrid sol-gel materials based on the 3-glycidoxypropyltrymethoxysilane (GPTMS) precursor in the spectral region 0.5-7 THz. THz transmission properties of such materials are quite good and, even if not comparable with the most transparent polymers, still their chemico-physical, structural, and electro-optical properties make them attractive alternative systems for applications in the THz field. An attempt to explain the relationship between compositional and structural characteristics of the investigated materials with their transmission behaviour is presented.
ISBN:9781424466559
1424466555
ISSN:2162-2027
DOI:10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612998