• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 13, Issue 2, 022201 (2015)
Zhongqi Zhang1, Xuli Wei1, Changming Liu1, Kejia Wang1、*, Jinsong Liu1, and Zhengang Yang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2School of Optical and Electronic information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201513.022201 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhongqi Zhang, Xuli Wei, Changming Liu, Kejia Wang, Jinsong Liu, Zhengang Yang. Rapid fabrication of terahertz lens via three-dimensional printing technology[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(2): 022201 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Top view of the printed lens. (b) Side view of the printed lens.
    Fig. 1. (a) Top view of the printed lens. (b) Side view of the printed lens.
    Characterizations of the polymer “FullCure835 VeroWhite.” The black curve is the refractive index, and the blue curve is the absorption coefficient.
    Fig. 2. Characterizations of the polymer “FullCure835 VeroWhite.” The black curve is the refractive index, and the blue curve is the absorption coefficient.
    Diagram of a lens illuminated by a Gaussian beam. R, curvature radius; r, radius of the lens; t, thickness; f, focal length.
    Fig. 3. Diagram of a lens illuminated by a Gaussian beam. R, curvature radius; r, radius of the lens; t, thickness; f, focal length.
    (a) 2D FDTD simulated intensity distribution of the focused Gaussian beam. (b) Axial normalized intensity distribution behind the printed lens [cutting along the red line in (a)]. (c) Lateral normalized intensity distribution [cutting along the green line in (a)].
    Fig. 4. (a) 2D FDTD simulated intensity distribution of the focused Gaussian beam. (b) Axial normalized intensity distribution behind the printed lens [cutting along the red line in (a)]. (c) Lateral normalized intensity distribution [cutting along the green line in (a)].
    Experimental setup: Transmitter, Gunn Diode; Collimator, spherical lens; Detector, Schottky diode.
    Fig. 5. Experimental setup: Transmitter, Gunn Diode; Collimator, spherical lens; Detector, Schottky diode.
    (a) 2D Gaussian beam intensity profile images obtained by the point-scanning method. (b) Curve fitting (the red line) of the measured radial intensity distribution at d=95 mm. (c) FWHM (the red line) and the axial maximal intensity distribution (the blue line) over the propagation distance.
    Fig. 6. (a) 2D Gaussian beam intensity profile images obtained by the point-scanning method. (b) Curve fitting (the red line) of the measured radial intensity distribution at d=95mm. (c) FWHM (the red line) and the axial maximal intensity distribution (the blue line) over the propagation distance.
    Zhongqi Zhang, Xuli Wei, Changming Liu, Kejia Wang, Jinsong Liu, Zhengang Yang. Rapid fabrication of terahertz lens via three-dimensional printing technology[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(2): 022201
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