Title :
Efficient broadband Terahertz microstrip waveguide
Author :
Shou, Xiang ; Agrawal, Amit ; Nahata, Ajay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT
Abstract :
We present a novel subwavelength microstrip architecture for efficient broadband THz waveguiding that utilizes dipole antennas at the input-face for enhanced THz coupling. Experiments as well as simulation results demonstrate efficient broadband waveguiding capability.
Keywords :
dipole antennas; microstrip lines; waveguides; broadband microstrip waveguide; dipole antennas; subwavelength microstrip architecture; terahertz coupling; terahertz microstrip waveguide; Broadband antennas; Dielectrics; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic waveguides; High speed optical techniques; Microstrip antennas; Optical distortion; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; (230.7370) Waveguides; (260.3090) Far-infrared;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
