Enhancement of the detection of THz Sommerfeld wave using a conical wire waveguide

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 271-278

  Ji, Young Bin ^a   Lee, Eui Su ^a   Jang, Jin Seok ^a   Jeon, Tae In ^a  

^a Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIRE;

CONICAL COPPER WIRE WAVEGUIDE; COUPLING PROPERTIES; CYLINDRICAL WIRE TIP; HIGH FREQUENCY STRUCTURE SIMULATION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INFRARED RAYS; MICROWAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 38049123004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.000271     Document Type: Article

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