A Tunable Laser Source for the Validation of Homogeneous Negative Refractive Index Materials in the Optical Regime

Abstract

This final report details the theoretical and experimental work performed on the project titled, "A Tunable Laser Source for the Validation of Homogeneous Negative Refractive Index Materials in the Optical Regime" from (AFOSR grant FA9550-10-1-0399). As part of this DURIP proposal, we have purchased a Bruker Optics Vertex 80 interferometer incorporating a broadband THz lamp and a room temperature KBr/DTGS-D301 photodetector, the AutoSeagull reflection unit and two sets of lasers (Mid-IR and CO2) to build a system for verifying the negative refractive index properties of our homogeneous, low-loss negative index materials in the mid to far-IR wavelength regime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567063

Entities

People

  • Aklim Akyurtlu

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brillouin Zones
  • Energy Bands
  • Films
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Films
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Negative Index Metamaterials
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Spin Waves
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy