Title :
Measurement of Terahertz Refractive Index for Plasmon Waveguides
Author :
Yasuda, Hiroaki ; Hosako, Iwao
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
We calculated the performance of the single-plasmon terahertz waveguide and found that the complex refractive index of the top metal has a remarkable effect. We also measured the complex refractive index of metal in the terahertz region with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS).
Keywords :
plasmons; refractive index; submillimetre wave devices; submillimetre wave measurement; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; waveguides; metal characteristics; single-plasmon terahertz waveguide; terahertz refractive index measurement; terahertz time-domain spectroscopy; Dielectric materials; Electromagnetic waveguides; Inorganic materials; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Quantum cascade lasers; Refractive index; Submillimeter wave measurements; Surface waves; Waveguides; metals; plasmons; spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium, 2007. IEEE/MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0688-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380327
