Title :
Planar terahertz waveguides based on periodically dimpled metal films
Author :
Kumar, Gagan ; Cui, Albert ; Nahata, Ajay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate planar plasmonic THz waveguides based on dimpled metal films. The propagation properties of the guided modes depend upon the geometrical parameters of the dimples and can be broadly engineered.
Keywords :
Apertures; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Propagation losses; Surface waves; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
