Title :
Optimization and application of on-chip terahertz Goubau lines
Author :
Russell, Craig ; Wood, Charles D. ; Burnett, A.D. ; Lianhe Li ; Linfield, Edmund H. ; Davies, A. Giles ; Cunningham, John E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate optimization of planar terahertz (THz) frequency Goubau lines to achieve a ~ 2 THz bandwidth. This has allowed high resolution, on-chip THz spectra of polycrystalline materials to be recorded over temperatures ranging from 4-292 K.
Keywords :
planar waveguides; on-chip THz spectra; on-chip terahertz Goubau lines; planar THz frequency Goubau lines; planar terahertz frequency Goubau line optimization; polycrystalline materials; temperature 4 K to 292 K; Filtering theory; Frequency measurement; Microwave filters; Resonator filters; Spectroscopy; Temperature measurement; Transmission line measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665623
