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Near-Field Imaging of Single-Cycle THz Pulses Transmitted Through Sub-Wavelength Metallic Slit Structures

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Ultrafast Phenomena XVI

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We experimentally and numerically investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of singlecycle THz pulses transmitted through sub-wavelength metallic slit structures. Employing a polaritonic approach the near field of the THz wave is monitored and compared to simulations.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstr. 5, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland

    Hannes Merbold & Thomas Feurer

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  1. National Research Council Canada, Sussex Drive 100, Ottawa, K1A 0R6, Canada

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  2. Dipto. Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, 20133, Italy

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  3. Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of, Massachusetts Ave. 77, Cambridge, 02139, USA

    Keith A. Nelson

  4. Sektion Physik, Univ. München, Oettingenstr. 67, München, 80538, Germany

    Eberhard Riedle

  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Cyclotron Road 1, Berkeley, 94720, USA

    Robert W. Schoenlein

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Merbold, H., Feurer, T. (2009). Near-Field Imaging of Single-Cycle THz Pulses Transmitted Through Sub-Wavelength Metallic Slit Structures. In: Corkum, P., Silvestri, S., Nelson, K., Riedle, E., Schoenlein, R. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XVI. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 92. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95946-5_232

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