Three-dimensional bulk metamaterials operating in the terahertz range

This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 96(8):081105 (2010) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3327830 .Three-dimensional bulk metamaterials that operate in the terahertz (THz) frequency range were fabricated by stacking 100 two-dimensional sheets containing metallic split-ring resonators (SRR) on thin polyethylene terephthalate film substrates. The THz magnetic resonance for the incident magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the SRR structure was measured. We also investigated the dependence of the magnetic resonant strength on the metal thickness.ArticleAPPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 96(8):081105 (2010)journal articl