3D Printing Metallised Plastics as Terahertz Reflectors

3D printing of new metallised plastics is investigated as a means to realise rapid creation of reflective optics for the terahertz regime. The suitability of three commercially available candidate materials was tested across a range of systems which span from 0.2 to 10 THz. Simple reflective planes...

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Published in:Journal of infrared, millimeter and terahertz waves millimeter and terahertz waves, 2019-07, Vol.40 (7), p.752-762
Main Authors: Colla, J. A., Vickers, R. E. M., Nancarrow, M., Lewis, R. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D printers
Classical Electrodynamics
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Microelectronics
Engineering
Gold
Instrumentation
Materials selection
Open source software
Optics
Plastics
Polymers
Product testing
Rapid prototyping
Reflectors
Spectrum analysis
Terahertz frequencies
Three dimensional printing
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Summary:3D printing of new metallised plastics is investigated as a means to realise rapid creation of reflective optics for the terahertz regime. The suitability of three commercially available candidate materials was tested across a range of systems which span from 0.2 to 10 THz. Simple reflective planes were printed and characterised by spectroscopy and microscopy. Samples were polished which is shown to give a dramatic improvement to the reflectivity for these materials. The results indicate that metallised plastics have potential uses in low frequency rapid prototyping of reflective optics.
ISSN:1866-6892
1866-6906
DOI:10.1007/s10762-019-00596-y