• DocumentCode
    520452
  • Title

    Numerical study of THz propagation in curved parallel-plate waveguides via the lowest-order transverse-electric (TE1) mode

  • Author

    Mbonye, M.K. ; Mendis, R. ; Mittleman, D.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We numerically model the TE1-mode propagation of terahertz radiation inside a parallel-plate waveguide with curved plates. We show that a slight curvature can result in better mode confinement, without sacrificing its favorable dispersive properties.
  • Keywords
    light propagation; optical waveguides; parallel plate waveguides; terahertz waves; THz propagation; curved parallel-plate waveguides; dispersive properties; lowest-order transverse-electric mode; numerical study; terahertz radiation; Diffraction; Electronic mail; Geometry; Numerical simulation; Optical devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Submillimeter wave propagation; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500031