• DocumentCode
    688972
  • Title

    Evanescent wave coupling in terahertz waveguide arrays

  • Author

    Reichel, K.S. ; Sakoda, N. ; Mendis, Rajind ; Mittleman, Daniel M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally study THz energy coupling among an array of identical parallel-plate waveguides in close proximity, with their unconfined sides facing each other. We observe stronger coupling with larger plate separations and longer propagation paths.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical arrays; optical couplers; optical waveguides; THz energy coupling; evanescent wave coupling; parallel-plate waveguides; plate separations; propagation paths; terahertz waveguide arrays; Antenna measurements; Couplings; Finite element analysis; Optical fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833352