Title :
THz energy confinement in finite-width parallel-plate waveguides
Author :
Zhan, Hui ; Mendis, Rajind ; Mittleman, Daniel M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the TEM-mode energy confinement in finite-width parallel-plate waveguides using THz pulses, and observe a narrowing of the mode profile due to the finite width, although this does not result in better energy confinement.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; parallel plate waveguides; TEM-mode energy confinement; THz energy confinement; finite-width parallel-plate waveguides; Electronic mail; Face detection; Geometry; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Scattering; Signal detection; Space vector pulse width modulation; (230.7370) waveguides; (260.3090) infrared, far;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
