• DocumentCode
    2156462
  • Title

    Plasmonic waveguide coupling at terahertz frequencies

  • Author

    Myers, Joshua C. ; Meierbachtol, Collin S. ; Hejase, Jose A. ; Chahal, Premjeet

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    8-14 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Two approaches for coupling terahertz radiation to surface plasmonic waveguides are proposed and simulated. The first approach utilizes a rectangular waveguide with a tapered plasmonic feed, which allows for the gradual confinement of terahertz waves into a plasmonic structure. The second method employs a ribbon dielectric waveguide, which edge couples terahertz radiation onto a surface plasmonic structure. Coupling designs are presented along with simulation results.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic coupling; optical waveguides; plasmonics; rectangular waveguides; terahertz wave devices; coupling terahertz radiation; rectangular waveguide; ribbon dielectric waveguide; surface plasmonic waveguide coupling; tapered plasmonic feed; terahertz wave confinement; Couplings; Dielectrics; Metals; Plasmons; Rectangular waveguides; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0461-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2012.6349134
  • Filename
    6349134