Designer reflectors using spoof surface plasmons in the terahertz range
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چکیده
We show that spoof surface plasmons can be used to control the reflection of terahertz radiation at the output facet of a parallel-plate waveguide. Using a periodic groove pattern on the output face, reflectivity approaching 100% can be achieved within a limited spectral range. Unlike the conventional geometry for plasmon-enhanced transmission, this approach enables a unique method for studying the coupling between the guided mode and the surface plasmon through angle-dependent measurement of the plasmon-mediated reflection. A simple model incorporating the surface plasmon coupling to the waveguide mode can adequately explain all of the observed phenomena, including the observed Goos-Hänchen shift in the reflected beam.
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