Frequency-dependent characterization of THz Sommerfeld wave propagation on single-wires

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 10815-10822

  Wachter M ^a   Nagel, M ^a   Kurz, H ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; FREQUENCIES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIRE;

DIELECTRICALLY COATED METAL WIRES; ELECTRICAL FIELD TRANSIENTS; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT ATTENUATION;

SURFACE WAVES;

EID: 29244443363     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.010815     Document Type: Article

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