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Structure-terahertz property relationship in yttrium aluminum garnet ceramics

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Terahertz (THz) transmission measurements on chemically variant yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) ceramics are described. Chemical compositions and processing parameters were varied to determine the effect of stoichiometry, density, and pore volume distribution on the optical and dielectric properties in the THz frequency regime. Density has the largest effect on properties out of the parameters that were investigated. In addition, a linear correlation between cubic root of real permittivity at 1 THz and average density of these samples is observed. Our results show promise for design and fabrication of advanced optical materials and devices with desired THz properties via controlling density and porosity of the materials.

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The authors acknowledge the support from Dean Doreen Edwards, Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University. BMC is grateful for the support from Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). SKS acknowledges the support from Kyocera Corporation in the form of Inamori Professorship.

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  1. Terahertz and Millimeter Waves Laboratory (T-Lab), Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, The New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 14802, USA

    D. W. Steere, B. M. Clark & S. K. Sundaram

  2. CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Townes Laser Institute and the NanoScience Technology Center, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA

    R. Gaume

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Steere, D.W., Clark, B.M., Gaume, R. et al. Structure-terahertz property relationship in yttrium aluminum garnet ceramics. Appl. Phys. A 123, 515 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1110-3

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