Terahertz Polarizer Nears Perfection: Research Leads to Nanotube-Based Device for Communication, Security, Sensing

ScienceDaily (Jan. 30, 2012) — Researchers at Rice University are using carbon nanotubes as the critical component of a robust terahertz polarizer that could accelerate the development of new security and communication devices, sensors and non-invasive medical imaging systems as well as fundamental studies of low-dimensional condensed matter systems.