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Fall 2011
This thesis work focuses on the investigation of utilizing magnetoresistance phenomena in ferromagnetic metals to control the propagation of terahertz electromagnetic radiation confined to subwavelength structures. The purpose of this investigation is to study these phenomena as a potential...
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Continuous wave terahertz frequency spectroscopy and imaging for explosives detection and security screenings
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Continuous-wave terahertz (THz) spectroscopy was performed on high explosive materials using the Firefly-THz optical parametric oscillator (OPO). Cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX), cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine (RDX), pentaerythritol-tetranitrate (PETN) and Composition-4 were scanned...
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Exploiting second-order nonlinear phenomena for the generation and detection of coherent terahertz electric fields
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This thesis explores terahertz radiation sources and detectors, where the driving physical mechanism for generation and detection is second-order nonlinear phenomena. The heart of this work considers novel crystals and waveguiding arrangements for terahertz radiation generation and/or detection...
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Fall 2009
This thesis focuses on the study of the electromagnetic properties of active spinplasmonic artificial materials. Artificial materials are composites having a macroscopic electromagnetic response that arises due to electromagnetic and electronic interactions between subwavelength sized elements....