Recent publications involving THz radiation

• “Terahertz multichannel microfluidic sensor based on parallel-plate waveguide resonant cavities,” Victoria Astley, Kimberly Reichel, Jonathan Jones, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, submitted (2012).
• “Study of the impedance mismatch at the output end of a THz parallel-plate waveguide,” Marx Mbonye, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, submitted (2012).
• “A tapered parallel-plate waveguide probe for THz near-field reflection imaging,” Jingbo Liu, Rajind Mendis, Daniel M. Mittleman, and Naokazu Sakoda, Applied Physics Letters, 100, 031101 (2012).

• “High-contrast terahertz modulator based on extraordinary transmission through a ring aperture,” Jie Shu, Ciyuan Qiu, Victoria Astley, Daniel Nickel, Daniel M. Mittleman and Qianfan Xu, Optics Express, 19,  26666-26671 (2011).
• “One-dimensional terahertz imaging of surfactant-stabilized dodecane-brine emulsions,” Daniel V. Nickel, Jeremy Pearce, Paul Tortorici, Reinaldo Navarrete, and Daniel M. Mittleman, IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 1, 473-476 (2011).
• “The transition from a TEM-like mode to a plasmon mode in parallel-plate waveguides,” Jingbo Liu, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 98, 231113 (2011).
• “Analysis of rectangular resonant cavities in terahertz parallel-plate waveguides,” Victoria Astley, Blake McCracken, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 36, 1452-1454 (2011).
• “Characterization of the terahertz near-field output of parallel-plate waveguides,” Hui Zhan, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 28, 558-566 (2011).

• “Multifaceted THz applications of the parallel-plate waveguide: the TE₁ mode,” Rajind Mendis and Daniel M. Mittleman, Electronics Letters, 46, 26, S40-S44 (2010).
• “Optimum areal coverage for perfect transmission in a periodic metal hole array,” J. W. Lee, T. H. Park, Peter Nordlander, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 97, 261112 (2010).
• “A tunable universal THz filter using artificial dielectrics,” Rajind Mendis, Abhishek Nag, Frank Chen, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 97, 131106 (2010).
• “Temperature-dependent terahertz spectroscopy of liquid n-alkanes,” Jonathan P. Laib and Daniel M. Mittleman, Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 31, 1015 (2010).
• “Whispering gallery-mode THz pulse propagation on a curved metallic plate,” Rajind Mendis and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 97, 031106 (2010).
• “A 2D artificial dielectric with 0 < n < 1 for the terahertz region,” Rajind Mendis and Daniel M. Mittleman, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 58, 1993 (2010).
• “Terahertz vibrational modes induced by crystal nucleation in n-alkanes,” J. P. Laib, D. V. Nickel, and D. M. Mittleman, Chemical Physics Letters, 493, 279-282 (2010).
• “Direct measurement of cyclotron coherence times of high-mobility two-dimensional electron gases,” X. Wang, D. J. Hilton, J. L. Reno, D. M. Mittleman, and J. Kono, Optics Express, 18, 12354-12361 (2010).
• “Superfocusing terahertz waves below l/250 using plasmonic parallel-plate waveguides,” Hui Zhan, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Optics Express, 18, 9643-9650 (2010).
• “Mechanically flexible polymeric compound 1D photonic crystals for terahertz frequencies,” C. Jansen, S. Wietzke, V. Astley, D. M. Mittleman, and M. Koch, Applied Physics Letters, 96, 111108 (2010).
• “Bending and coupling losses in terahertz wire waveguides,” Victoria Astley, Julianna Scheiman, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 35, 553-555 (2010).
• “Interference-induced terahertz transparency in a semiconductor magneto-plasma,” X. Wang, A. A. Belyanin, S. A. Crooker, D. M. Mittleman and J. Kono, Nature Physics, 6, 126 (2010).

• “A terahertz two-wire waveguide with low bending loss,” Marx Mbonye, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 95, 233506 (2009).
• “Antibonding plasmon mode coupling of an individual hole in a thin metallic film,” J. W. Lee, T. H. Park, Peter Nordlander, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Physical Review B, 80, 205417 (2009).
• “Terahertz microfluidic sensor based on a parallel-plate-waveguide resonant cavity,” Rajind Mendis, Victoria Astley, Jingbo Liu, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 95, 171113 (2009).
• “Comparison of the lowest-order transverse-electric (TE₁) and transverse-magnetic (TEM) modes of the parallel-plate waveguide for terahertz pulse applications,” Rajind Mendis and Daniel M. Mittleman, Optics Express, 17, 14839–14850 (2009).
• “Characterization of terahertz field confinement at the end of a tapered metal wire waveguide,” Victoria Astley, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 95, 031104 (2009).
• “A study of background signals in terahertz apertureless near-field microscopy and their use for scattering-probe imaging,” Victoria Astley, Hui Zhan, Rajind Mendis, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Journal of Applied Physics, 105, 113117 (2009).
• “Terahertz transmission properties of an individual slit in a thin metallic plate,” J. W. Lee, T. H. Park, Peter Nordlander, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Optics Express, 17, 12660-12667 (2009).
• “A spatial light modulator for terahertz beams,” Wai Lam Chan, Hou-Tong Chen, Antoinette J. Taylor, Igal Brener, Michael J. Cich, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 94, 213511 (2009).
• “An investigation of the lowest-order transverse-electric (TE₁) mode of the parallel-plate waveguide for THz pulse propagation,” Rajind Mendis and Daniel M. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 26, 9, A6-A13 (2009).

• “A single-pixel terahertz imaging system based on compressed sensing,” Wai Lam Chan, Kriti Charan, Dharmpal Takhar, Kevin F. Kelly, Richard G. Baraniuk, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 93, 121105 (2008).
• “Terahertz imaging with compressed sensing and phase retrieval,” Wai Lam Chan, Matthew L. Moravec, Richard G. Baraniuk, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 33, 974-976 (2008).
• “Dependence of guided resonances on the structural parameters of terahertz photonic crystal slabs,” Tushar Prasad, Vicki L. Colvin, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 25, 633-644 (2008).
• “Low dispersive dielectric mirrors for future terahertz wireless communication systems,” Ibraheem A. Ibraheem, Norman Krumbholz, Daniel Mittleman and Martin Koch, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 18, 67-69 (2008).
• “The excitation and emission of terahertz surface plasmon polaritons on metal wire waveguides,” Jason A. Deibel, Kanglin Wang, Matthew Escarra, Nicholas Berndsen, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Comptes Rendus Physique (invited article), 9, 215-231 (2008).
• “The impact of reflections from stratified building materials on the wave propagation in future indoor terahertz communications systems,” C. Jansen, R. Piesiewicz, D. Mittleman, T. Kürner, and M. Koch, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 56, 1413-1419 (2008).

• “The effect of structural disorder on guided resonances in photonic crystal slabs studied with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” Tushar Prasad, Vicki L. Colvin, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Optics Express, 15, 16954 (2007).
• “The metal-insulator transition in VO₂ studied using terahertz apertureless near-field microscopy,” Hui Zhan, Victoria Astley, Michael Hvasta, Jason A. Deibel, Daniel M. Mittleman, and Yong-Sik Lim, Applied Physics Letters, 91, 162110 (2007).
• “Finite element method simulations of guided wave phenomena at terahertz frequencies,” Jason Deibel, Matthew Escarra, Nicholas Berndsen, Kanglin Wang, and Daniel Mittleman, Proceedings of the IEEE (invited article), 95, 1624-1640 (2007).
• “Dielectric reflectors for terahertz frequencies,” R. Wilk, N. Krumbholz, F. Rutz, D. M. Mittleman, and M. Koch, Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics (invited article), 2, 77-82 (2007).
• “Scattering analysis for the modeling of THz communication systems,” R. Piesiewicz, C. Jansen, D. Mittleman, T. Kleine-Ostmann, M. Koch and T. Kürner, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 55, 3002 (2007).
• “Short-range ultra broadband terahertz communications: Concepts and perspectives,” R. Piesiewicz, T. Kleine-Ostmann, N. Krumbholz, D. Mittleman, M. Koch, J. Schöbel, and T. Kürner, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 49, 24-39 (2007).
• “Properties of building and plastic materials in the THz range,” C. Jansen, S. Wietzke, D. Mittleman, M. Koch, and T. Kürner, International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 28, 363-371 (2007).
• “Imaging with terahertz radiation,” Wai Lam Chan, Jason Deibel, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Reports on Progress in Physics (invited review article), 70, 1325-1379 (2007).
• “Terahertz time-domain magnetospectroscopy of a high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas,” X. Wang, D. J. Hilton, L. Ren, D. M. Mittleman, J. Kono, and J. L. Reno, Optics Letters, 32, 1845 (2007).
• “The superprism effect in a metal-clad terahertz photonic crystal slab,” Tushar Prasad, Vicki L. Colvin, Zhongping Jian, and Daniel M. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 32, 683 (2007).
• “Temperature dependence of terahertz emission from InMnAs,” Hui Zhan, Jason Deibel, Jonathan Laib, Chanjuan Sun, Junichiro Kono, Daniel M. Mittleman, and Hiro Munekata, Applied Physics Letters, 90, 012103 (2007).  [Also available in the February 2007 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Determination of additive content in polymeric compounds with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” S. Wietzke, C. Jansen, F. Rutz, D. Mittleman, and M. Koch, Polymer Testing, 26, 614 (2007).

• “Characterization of guided resonances in photonic crystal slabs using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” Zhongping Jian and Daniel M. Mittleman, Journal of Applied Physics, 100, 123113 (2006).
• “Frequency-dependent radiation patterns emitted by THz plasmons on finite length cylindrical metal wires,” Jason A. Deibel, Nicholas Berndsen, Kanglin Wang, Daniel M. Mittleman, Nick C. J. van der Valk, and Paul C. M. Planken, Optics Express, 14, 8772-8778 (2006).
• “Omnidirectional terahertz mirrors: a key element for future THz communication systems,” N. Krumbholz, K. Gerlach, F. Rutz, M. Koch, R. Piesiewicz, T. Kürner, and D. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 88, 202905 (2006).
• “Non-stationary time-domain statistics of multiply scattered broadband terahertz pulses,” J. Pearce, K. Doyle, Z. Jian, J. Deibel, and D. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 23, 1506-1510 (2006).  [Also available in the September 2006 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Broadband group velocity anomaly in transmission through a terahertz photonic crystal slab,” Z. Jian and D. M. Mittleman, Physical Review B, 73, 115118 (2006). [Also available in the April 3 2006 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, and in the April 2006 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Dispersion of surface plasmon polaritons on metal wires in the terahertz frequency range,” Kanglin Wang and Daniel M. Mittleman, Physical Review Letters, 96, 157401 (2006).  [Also available in the May 2006 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Enhanced coupling of terahertz radiation to cylindrical wire waveguides,” J. Deibel, K. Wang, M. Escarra, and D. Mittleman, Optics Express, 14, 279-290 (2006).

• “Bayesian approach to non-Gaussian field statistics for diffuse broadband terahertz pulses,” J. Pearce, Z. Jian, and D. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 30, 2843 (2005).
• “Out-of-plane dispersion and homogenization in photonic crystal slabs,” Z. Jian and D. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 87, 191113 (2005).
• “Guided propagation of terahertz pulses on metal wires,” K. Wang and D. M. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 22, 2001 (2005). [Also available in the October 2005 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “THz characterization of building materials,” Radoslaw Piesiewicz, Thomas Kleine-Ostmann, Norman Krumbholz, Daniel Mittleman, Martin Koch and Thomas Kürner, Electronics Letters, 41, 1002 (2005).
• “Terahertz wide aperture reflection tomography,” Jeremy Pearce, Hyeokho Choi, Daniel Mittleman, Jeff White, and David Zimdars, Optics Letters, 30, 1653 (2005).  [Also available in the July 1 2005 issue of the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics]
• “Photoconductive terahertz antenna with radial symmetry,” J. Deibel, M. Escarra, and D. M. Mittleman, Electronics Letters, 41, 9 (2005).
• “Two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs in parallel-plate metal waveguides studied with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” Z. Jian, J. Pearce, and D. Mittleman, Semiconductor Science and Technology, 20, 300 (2005).

• “Spectral shifts as a signature of the onset of diffusion of broadband terahertz pulses,” J. Pearce, Z. Jian and D. M. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 29, 2926 (2004).  [Also available in the February 2005 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Metal wires for terahertz wave guiding,” K. Wang and D. M. Mittleman, Nature, 432, 376 (2004).  [Also available in the December 2004 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Antenna effects in terahertz apertureless near-field optical microscopy,” K. Wang, D. M. Mittleman, N. C. J. van der Valk and P. C. M. Planken, Applied Physics Letters, 85, 2715 (2004).
• “Defect modes in photonic crystal slabs studied using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” Z. Jian, J. Pearce and D. M. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 29, 2067 (2004).  [Also available in the December 2004 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Propagation effects in apertureless near-field optical antennas,” K. Wang, A. Barkan, and D. M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 84, 305 (2004).
• “Linewidth and tuning characteristics of THz quantum cascade lasers,” A. Barkan, F. K. Tittel, D. M. Mittleman, R. Dengler, P.H. Siegel, G. Scalari, L. Ajili, J. Faist, H. E. Beere, E. H. Linfield, A. G. Davies, and D. A. Ritchie, Optics Letters, 29, 575 (2004).
• “Propagation of terahertz pulses in random media,” J. Pearce, Z. Jian, and D. Mittleman, Philosophical Transactions A, 362, 301-314 (2004).

• “Statistics of multiply scattered broadband terahertz pulses,” J. Pearce, Z. Jian, and D. Mittleman, Physical Review Letters, 91, 043903 (2003).  [Also available in the August 2003 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Characterizing individual scattering events by measuring the amplitude and phase of the electric field diffusing through a random medium,” Z. Jian, J. Pearce, and D. Mittleman, Physical Review Letters, 91, 033903 (2003).  [Also available in the August 2003 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “Characterization of apparent superluminal effects in the focus of an axicon lens using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” J. Lloyd, K. Wang, A. Barkan, and D. Mittleman, Optics Communications, 219, 289 (2003).
• “Using terahertz pulses to study light scattering,” J. Pearce and D. Mittleman, Physica B, 338, 92-96 (2003).
• “Single-cycle terahertz electromagnetic pulses: A new test bed for physical seismic modeling,” T. D. Dorney, M. Rossow, W. W. Symes, and D. M. Mittleman, Geophysics, 68, 308-313 (2003).

• “Defining the Fresnel zone for broadband radiation,” J. Pearce and D. Mittleman, Physical Review E, 66, 056602 (2002).  [Also available in the December 2002 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “The influence of substrate lens design in terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” J. V. Rudd and D. M. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 19, 319 (2002).
• “Terahertz multistatic reflection imaging,” T. D. Dorney, W. W. Symes, R. G. Baraniuk, and D. M. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 19, 1432 (2002).  [Also available in the July 2002 issue of the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science]
• “The terahertz vibrational modes of inverse micelles,” J. E. Boyd, A. Briskman, C. Sayes, D. Mittleman, and V. Colvin, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106, 6346 (2002).
• “Scale model experimentation: Using terahertz pulses to study light scattering,” J. Pearce and D. Mittleman, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 47, 3823 (2002).

• “Material parameter estimation using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” T. D. Dorney, R. G. Baraniuk, and D. M. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 18, 1562 (2001).
• “Enhanced depth resolution in terahertz imaging using phase-shift interferometry,” J. L. Johnson, T. D. Dorney, and D. M. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 78, 835 (2001).
• “Cross-polarized angular emission patterns from lens-coupled terahertz antennas,” J. V. Rudd, J. L. Johnson and D. M. Mittleman, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 18, 1524 (2001).
• “Terahertz reflection imaging using Kirchhoff migration,” T. D. Dorney, J. L. Johnson, J. V. Rudd, R. G. Baraniuk, W. W. Symes, and D. M. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 26, 1513 (2001).
• “Direct observation of terahertz surface modes in nanometer-sized liquid water pools,” J. Boyd, A. Briskman, V. Colvin, and D. Mittleman, Physical Review Letters, 87, 147401 (2001).
• “The propagation of single-cycle THz pulses in random media,” J. Pearce and D. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 26, 2002 (2001).
• “Interferometric imaging with terahertz pulses,” J. L. Johnson, T. D. Dorney, and D. M. Mittleman, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 7, 592 (2001).
• “Enhanced depth resolution using phase-shift interferometry,” J. L. Johnson, T. D. Dorney, and D. M. Mittleman, Optics and Photonics News, Special Issue: Optics in 2001, 12, 21 (December 2001).

• “Quadrupole radiation from terahertz dipoles,” J. V. Rudd, J. L. Johnson, and D. M. Mittleman, Optics Letters, 25, 1556 (2000).

• “Recent advances in terahertz imaging,” D. M. Mittleman, M. Gupta, R. Neelamani, R. G. Baraniuk, J. V. Rudd, and M. Koch, Applied Physics B, 68, 1085 (1999).

• “Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy probes materials,” D. M. Mittleman, Laser Focus World, 34, 904 (May 1998).
• “Gas sensing using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” D. M. Mittleman, R. H. Jacobsen, R. Neelamani, R. G. Baraniuk, and M. C. Nuss, Applied Physics B, 67, 379 (1998).

• “Non-contact semiconductor wafer characterization with the terahertz Hall effect,” D. M. Mittleman, J. Cunningham, M. C. Nuss, and M. Geva, Applied Physics Letters, 71, 16 (1997).
• “T-ray tomography,” D. M. Mittleman, S. Hunsche, L. Boivin, and M. C. Nuss, Optics Letters, 22, 904 (1997).
• “Millimeter wave-induced vibrational modes in DNA as a possible alternative to animal tests to probe for carcinogenic mutations,” D. L. Woolard, T. Koscica, D. L. Rhodes, H. L. Cui, R. A. Pastore, J. O. Jensen, J. L. Jensen, W. R. Loerop, R. H. Jacobsen, D. M. Mittleman, and M. C. Nuss, Journal of Applied Toxicology, 17, 243 (1997).
• “Terahertz spectroscopy of water in inverse micelles,” D. M. Mittleman, M. C. Nuss, and V. L. Colvin, Chemical Physics Letters 275, 332 (1997).

• “Chemical recognition of gases and gas mixtures using terahertz radiation,” R. H. Jacobsen, D. M. Mittleman, and M. C. Nuss, Optics Letters, 21, 2011 (1996).
• “T-ray imaging,” D. M. Mittleman, Rune H. Jacobsen, and Martin C. Nuss, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2, 679 (1996).

 Recent publications involving colloidal photonic crystals

• “The effect of disorder on the optical properties of colloidal crystals,” R. Rengarajan, D. Mittleman, C. Rich, and V. Colvin, Phys. Rev. E, 71, 016615 (2005).
• “The superprism phenomenon in three-dimensional macroporous polymer photonic crystals,” T. Prasad, V. Colvin, and D. Mittleman, Phys. Rev. B, 67, 165103 (2003). [Also available in the April 21 2003 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology]
• “Colloidal photonic superlattices,” R. Rengarajan, P. Jiang, D. Larrabee, V. Colvin, and D. Mittleman, Physical Review B, 64, 205103 (2001).
• “The fabrication and band gap engineering of photonic multilayers,”  P. Jiang, G. N. Ostojic, R. Narat, D. Mittleman, and V. Colvin, Advanced Materials, 13, 389 (2001).
• “Optical properties of a photonic crystal of hollow spherical shells,” R. Rengarajan, P. Jiang, V. Colvin, and D. Mittleman, Applied Physics Letters, 77, 3517 (2000).
• “Optical properties of planar colloidal crystals: Dynamical diffraction and the scalar wave approximation,” D. M. Mittleman, J. F. Bertone, P. Jiang, K. S. Hwang, and V. L. Colvin, Journal of Chemical Physics, 111, 345 (1999).
• “Thickness dependence of the optical properties of ordered silica-air and air-polymer photonic crystals,” J. F. Bertone, P. Jiang, K. S. Hwang, D. M. Mittleman, and V. L. Colvin, Physical Review Letters, 83, 300 (1999).
• “Template-directed preparation of macroporous polymers with oriented and crystalline arrays of voids,” P. Jiang, J. F. Bertone, K. S. Hwang, D. M. Mittleman, and V. L. Colvin, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 121, 11630 (1999).