Title :
Plasmonic complementary fractal photoconductive emitter
Author :
Maraghechi, P. ; Elezzabi, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
A new class of photoconductive THz emitters based on a complementary Sierpinski fractal is presented. The self-similarity of plasmonic current present on the antenna surface results in superior performance compared to conventional bow-tie emitters.
Keywords :
fractal antennas; microwave photonics; photoconducting devices; plasmonics; terahertz wave devices; antenna surface; complementary Sierpinski fractal; photoconductive THz emitters; plasmonic current self-similarity; Dipole antennas; Fractals; Gaskets; Plasmons; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
