Circuit-tunable sub-wavelength THz resonators: hybridizing optical cavities and loop antennas

Opt Express. 2014 Sep 8;22(18):21302-12. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.021302.

Abstract

We demonstrate subwavelength electromagnetic resonators operating in the THz spectral range, whose spectral properties and spatial/angular patterns can be engineered in a similar way to an electronic circuit. We discuss the device concept, and we experimentally study the tuning of the resonant frequency as a function of variable capacitances and inductances. We then elucidate the optical coupling properties. The radiation pattern, obtained by angle-resolved reflectance, reveals that the system mainly couples to the outside world via a magnetic dipolar interaction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't