• DocumentCode
    2231442
  • 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
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950282