Title :
Broadband terahertz pulse propagation in strongly scattering random media
Author :
Chau, K.J. ; Mujumdar, S. ; Elezzabi, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
We report on studies of terahertz pulse propagation in strongly scattering random media. The experimental delay, pulse distortion, spectral decay, and power attenuation are in excellent agreement with predictions from a Monte Carlo model.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; random media; submillimetre wave measurement; submillimetre wave propagation; submillimetre wave spectra; Monte Carlo model; broadband terahertz pulse propagation; power attenuation; pulse distortion; scattering random media; spectral decay; Bandwidth; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Mie scattering; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Random media; Submillimeter wave propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549088
