Title :
Concentration of broadband terahertz radiation using a periodic array of conically tapered apertures
Author :
Shuchang Liu ; Vardeny, Z. Valy ; Nahata, Ajay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
We describe the optical concentration properties of periodic arrays of conically tapered metallic apertures. We also discuss possible future transmission enhancement that utilize cascaded structures by tilting the apertures towards the array center.
Keywords :
light transmission; microwave photonics; optical arrays; array center; broadband terahertz radiation concentration; cascaded structures; conically tapered metallic aperture; optical concentration properties; periodic array; transmission enhancement; Apertures; Arrays; Broadband communication; Cutoff frequency; Geometry; Optical imaging; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
