Title :
Characterizing the impedance mismatch at the output of a terahertz parallel-plate waveguide
Author :
Mbonye, Marx M. ; Mendis, Rajind ; Mittleman, Daniel M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
We study the impedance mismatch for terahertz waves propagating in a parallel-plate waveguide via the TEM mode. The impedance mismatch is found to depend strongly on the plate separation.
Keywords :
impedance matching; waveguides; TEM mode; impedance mismatch; plate separation; terahertz parallel-plate waveguide; Impedance; Mirrors; Optical diffraction; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105147
