I will be presenting a seminar on Near-Field Terahertz Spectroscopy at the Metamaterials Laboratory (ITMO University, St. Petersburg) at 14:00 on the 17 of February.

Audio-recording of my talk 'Near-field terahertz spectroscopy: studying terahertz resonators on a micro-scale' presented at the Royal Society  meeting: Particle, condensed matter and quantum physics: links via Max well's equations.

18-19 November 2015, Kavli Royal Society Centre, Chicheley Hall (UK)

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Detailed program and other recorded presentations at:

https://royalsociety.org/events/2015/11/particle-condensed-matter/

'Near-field terahertz spectroscopy: studying terahertz resonators on a micro-scale'
by I. Khromova

Terahertz radiation allows for non-destructive detection of objects and processes ’invisible’ at optical and microwave frequencies. Modern terahertz science promises break-through security, medical, and quality control techniques, as well as access to crucial astronomical observation and environmental monitoring. However, the emerging terahertz technology is held back by the scarcity of functional materials and devices required for manipulation of terahertz radiation.
This talk demonstrates opportunities and advantages of the near-field terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for direct studies of terahertz electromagnetic resonances occurring on a micrometre scale. As examples of micro-resonators, it considers conductive micro-fibres and dielectric micro-spheres. Micro-resonators are at the heart of numerous promising terahertz solutions, including the metamaterial approach – creating functional materials from artificial pre-designed resonant micrometre-sized ‘meta-atoms’. Experimental studies of micrometre-scale terahertz resonances are essential, yet inaccessible to common far-field spectroscopic techniques due to extreme sensitivity requirements.
This non-contact technique maps the field patterns of terahertz resonant modes excited in individual conductive or insulating micro-objects, and gives access to essential parameters of micro-resonators, including their resonance frequency, local field enhancement and quality factors. Depending on the underlying physics of observed terahertz resonances, it allows for material and structural characterisation of micro-objects.
This work uses the examples of carbon micro-fibres and titanium dioxide micro-spheres to show the advantages of near-field terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for non-contact terahertz conductivity probing and anisotropic material characterisation; and direct observation of versatile resonant modes, including surface-plasmon resonances in conductive dipoles, and magnetic dipole resonances in dielectric subwavelength terahertz resonators.

You are welcome to attend out invited talk titled 'Plasmonic resonances in carbon fibers observed with terahertz near-field microscopy' at 12pm on Monday, February 15,

Satellite meeting at Kavli Royal Society Centre, Chicheley Hall, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 9JJ

I will be presenting a talk titled 'Near-field terahertz spectroscopy: surface plasmons and Fano resonances at micro-scale'.

Please find the program, and registration details following the link

https://royalsociety.org/events/2015/11/particle-condensed-matter/