2019•Optics ExpressOpen access

Origin of pseudo-dispersion in non-dispersive media by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

Farah Vandrevala, Erik Einarsson

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We report the false appearance of dispersion in non-dispersive materials when measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. This occurs when the material is measured in reflection geometry and has a bulk metal interface opposite to the incident interface, for example, when a substrate is supported by a metal stage with the THz light incident on it from above. We explain this effect in terms of the frequency-dependent response of the material when it is represented by a shorted transmission line model.

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Key concepts: Terahertz radiation, Optics, Terahertz spectroscopy and technology, Dispersion (optics), Spectroscopy, Reflection (computer programming), Materials science, Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy