Interferometric Measurement of Far Infrared Plasmons via Resonant Homodyne Mixing

We present an electrically tunable terahertz two dimensional plasmonic interferometer with an integrated detection element that down converts the terahertz fields to a DC signal. The integrated detector utilizes a resonant plasmonic homodyne mixing mechanism that measures the component of the plasma...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2016-05
Main Authors: Dyer, Gregory C, Aizin, Gregory R, Allen, S James, Grine, Albert D, Bethke, Don, Reno, John L, Shaner, Eric A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fourier transforms
Interferometers
Plasma waves
Plasmons
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Summary:We present an electrically tunable terahertz two dimensional plasmonic interferometer with an integrated detection element that down converts the terahertz fields to a DC signal. The integrated detector utilizes a resonant plasmonic homodyne mixing mechanism that measures the component of the plasma waves in-phase with an excitation field functioning as the local oscillator. Plasmonic interferometers with two independently tuned paths are studied. These devices demonstrate a means for developing a spectrometer-on-a-chip where the tuning of electrical length plays a role analogous to that of physical path length in macroscopic Fourier transform interferometers.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1605.03101