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Nonlinear planar optical waveguide sensors comprising metamaterial guiding films at terahertz frequencies

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In this paper, we propose a metamaterial film bounded by a nonlinear cover and a dielectric substrate as a THz wave sensor. The dispersion characteristics and magnetic field profiles have been derived, computed and analyzed. Confinement of the light waves was found to increase with both nonlinearity and frequency. We believe our results can be used to design novel tunable future sensors.

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  1. Physics Department, Al-Aqsa University, P. O. Box 4051, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine

    M. M. Abadla

  2. Physics Department, Al Azhar University, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine

    H. M. Mousa

  3. Physics Department, Islamic University, P.O.Box 108, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine

    M. M. Shabat

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Abadla, M.M., Mousa, H.M. & Shabat, M.M. Nonlinear planar optical waveguide sensors comprising metamaterial guiding films at terahertz frequencies. Opt Quant Electron 50, 394 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-018-1669-8

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