Inkjet Printed Wire-Grid Polarizers for the THz Frequency Range

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Abstract

We have investigated the use of inkjet printing technology for the production of THz range wire-grid polarizers using time-domain terahertz spectroscopy. Such technology affords a cheap and reproducible way of quickly manufacturing THz range metamaterial structures. Thin silver-nanoparticle ink lines were printed using a Dimatix DMP-2831 printer. We investigated the optimal printing geometry of the polarizers by looking at a number of samples with printed wires of varying thickness and spacing. We also investigate the ultimate capabilities of these polarizers by investigating their properties when stacked.

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Authors

  • A. Farid

    Johns Hopkins Univ

  • N. J. Laurita

    Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Univ

  • B. Tehrani

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • J. Hester

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • M. M. Tentzeris

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • N. P. Armitage

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Univ, Institute for Quantum Matter, Johns Hopkins University