Title :
Propagation of THz pulses on microstrip discontinuities
Author :
Sato, Naoko ; Kitagawa, Jiro ; Kadoya, Yutaka
Author_Institution :
Hiroshima Univ., Higashihiroshima, Japan
Abstract :
We investigated the influence of discontinuities such as the bends and branches in microstrip lines on the propagation of THz pulses. Both the numerical and experimental results show that the influence is not severe in the frequency range up to 2 THz.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip discontinuities; submillimetre wave propagation; THz pulse propagation; amplitude spectra; finite difference time domain simulator; microstrip discontinuities; transmission coefficient; Art; Detectors; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Microstrip; Predictive models; Spectroscopy; Stripline; Time domain analysis; Transmission line discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009. IRMMW-THz 2009. 34th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5416-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5417-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2009.5324748
