Title : 
A tunable universal THz filter using artificial dielectrics
         
        
            Author : 
Mendis, Rajind ; Nag, Abhishek ; Chen, Frank ; Mittleman, Daniel M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
ECE Dept., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Using parallel-plate waveguides that mimic artificial dielectrics, we demonstrate a universal filter that provides tunable, low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and band-stop filtering functionalities in the THz region.
         
        
            Keywords : 
band-pass filters; band-stop filters; dielectric devices; high-pass filters; low-pass filters; parallel plate waveguides; refractive index; artificial dielectrics; parallel-plate waveguides; tunable universal THz filter; Band pass filters; Cutoff frequency; Filtering theory; Low pass filters; Metals; Optical filters;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Rome
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-6655-9
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612482