In this thesis, I present studies in the field of terahertz [THz] spectroscopy. It covers both the generation and detection of ultra-fast broadband THz pulses, as well as the transmission properties of vertically grown multi-walled carbon nanotube forests [MWCNTs]. We have found that these vertically grown MWCNTs respond strongly to THz radiation and exhibit an anisotropic optical response. The analysis done was a simplified model that is frequency-indepedent, which led to discrepancies between the theoretical and experimental data. This suggests that the response of the CNTs is frequency-dependent, and further, more complex analysis is required to fully describe their properties. / Graduation date: 2013
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36099 |
| Date | 03 December 2012 |
| Creators | Maizy, Louis |
| Contributors | Lee, Yun-Shik |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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