Title :
Study of the impedance mismatch at the end-facet of a parallel plate waveguide operating in the THz regime
Author :
Mbonye, M.K. ; Mendis, R. ; Mittleman, D.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
We study the impedance mismatch for terahertz waves propagating in a parallel plate waveguide via the TEM mode. The impedance mismatch is found to be a strong function of the plate separation.
Keywords :
impedance matching; microwave photonics; optical waveguides; parallel plate waveguides; terahertz wave devices; TEM mode; impedance mismatch; parallel plate waveguide; plate separation; terahertz waves; Impedance; Metals; Mirrors; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Reflection; Waveguide theory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
