Thz technology covering the frequency range from 01 to 30thz potential applications of such thz technology are widespread including military security medical diagnosis coherent imaging material analysis environmental protec tion and space science development of new photonic com ponents dynamically functioning over such thz frequencies. Metamaterials plasmonics and thz frequency photonic components guest editors yalin lu weili zhang and min qiu active and passive electronic components. Metamaterials plasmonics and thz frequency photonic components may 2008 active and passive electronic components 2007 doi 101155 2007 80839. Metamaterials plasmonics and thz frequency photonic components yalin lu 1 weili zhang 2 and min qiu 3 1 department of physics us air force academy colorado springs co 80840 usa. Meta materials plasmonics and thz frequency photonic components a special issue published by hindawi