Terahertz optical properties of polymethacrylates after thermal annealing
Abstract
Polymer-based stereolithographic additive manufacturing has been established for the rapid and low-cost fabrication of terahertz (THz) optical components due to its ability to construct complex 3D geometries with high resolution. For polymer-based or integrated optics, thermal annealing processes are often used to optimize material properties. However, despite the growing interest in THz optics fabricated using stereolithography, the effects of thermal annealing on the THz dielectric properties of polymethacrylates compatible with stereolithography have not yet been studied. In this paper, the authors report on the THz ellipsometric response of thermally annealed polymethacrylates prepared using UV polymerization. The findings indicate that the investigated polymethacrylates maintain a stable optical response in the THz spectral range from 650 to 950 GHz after thermal annealing at temperatures up to 70°C for several hours.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1116/1.5122801
Entities
People
- Daniel B. Fullager
- Marc Lata
- Philipp Kühne
- Serang Park
- Tino Hofmann
- Vanya Darakchieva
- Yanzeng Li
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- Linköping University
- National Science Foundation
- Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte