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定向碳纳米管超薄膜中的巨太赫兹极化旋转

Giant Terahertz Polarization Rotation in Ultrathin Films of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Andrey Baydin, Natsumi Komatsu, Fuyang Tay, Saunab Ghosh, Takuma Makihara, G. Timothy Noe, Junichiro Kono

摘要:

为了在通信、成像和信息处理中的应用对光的偏振态的容易操纵,期望有效的机制用于以最小的相互作用长度旋转光偏振。在这里,我们报告了超薄(~45 nm)、高密度排列碳纳米管薄膜中太赫兹(THz)电磁波的巨大偏振旋转。我们观察到的偏振旋转高达~20°和~110°的透射和反射的太赫兹脉冲,分别。偏振旋转的量是入射THz偏振和纳米管排列方向之间的角度的敏感函数,表现出“魔”角,在该“魔”角处,通过透射和反射的总旋转恰好变为90°。我们的模型定量地解释了这些巨大的旋转作为极端各向异性的光学常数的结果,表明对齐的碳纳米管的承诺,宽带,和可调谐的太赫兹偏振器件。

英文摘要:

For facile manipulation of polarization states of light for applications in communications, imaging, and information processing, an efficient mechanism is desired for rotating light polarization with a minimum interaction length. Here, we report giant polarization rotations for terahertz (THz) electromagnetic waves in ultrathin (~45 nm), high-density films of aligned carbon nanotubes. We observed polarization rotations of up to ~20° and ~110° for transmitted and reflected THz pulses, respectively. The amount of polarization rotation was a sensitive function of the angle between the incident THz polarization and the nanotube alignment direction, exhibiting a `magic' angle at which the total rotation through transmission and reflection becomes exactly 90°. Our model quantitatively explains these giant rotations as a result of extremely anisotropic optical constants, demonstrating that aligned carbon nanotubes promise ultrathin, broadband, and tunable THz polarization devices.

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