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
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