Terahertz metamaterial waveguides: a platform to create the next generation of compact THz devices
Description: This project will make terahertz waveguide-based devices by exploiting metamaterials, man-made composite materials capable of controlling light in new ways. This project will build hollow-core metamaterial waveguides, where the large dimension (a few millimetres) of current rigid waveguides will be reduced to a few tens of microns. This project will demonstrate tuneable spectral filtering using these novel waveguides, leading to realisation of the world's first hollow-core waveguide-based metamaterial device. The outcome will have a profound impact on the next generation of terahertz devices, high resolution imaging and high sensitivity biosensors, which are indispensable tools for many disciplines including biology, medicine, forensic and public safety.
Funder: Australian Research Council
Amount: A$414,400
Funding type: fellowship
Funder scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Start date: 2014-01-01
End date: 2019-07-01
Investigator: Shaghik Atakaramians
Institution: The University of New South Wales
Funded outputs count: 13
Funder award ID: DE140100614
OpenAlex ID: G3532989340