Linear to radial polarization conversion in the THz domain using a passive system

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 18895-18909

  Grosjean, T ^a   Baida, F ^a   Adam, R ^b   Guillet, J P ^b   Billot, L ^a   Nouvel, P ^b   Torres, J ^b   Penarier, A ^b   Charraut, D ^a   Chusseau, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL FIBERS; WAVEGUIDES;

LINEARLY POLARIZED; MODE SELECTION; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; RADIAL POLARIZATION; RADIALLY POLARIZED; RADIALLY POLARIZED BEAM; SIZE REDUCTIONS; THZ FREQUENCIES;

POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 56149100124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.018895     Document Type: Article

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