Subwavelength dielectric-fiber-based THz coupler

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1489-1495

  Chen, Hung Wen ^a   Chiu, Chui Min ^a   Lai, Chih Hsien ^a   Kuo, Jeng Liang ^b   Chiang, Po Jui ^a   Hwang, Yuh Jing ^c   Chang, Hung Chun ^a   Sun, Chi Kuang ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Directional coupler; Fiber; Millimeter wave; Subwavelength; Terahertz (THz)

Indexed keywords

COUPLING RATIOS; FIBER COUPLERS; POLYETHYLENE FIBERS; POWER DIVIDER; SUBWAVELENGTH; TERAHERTZ; TERAHERTZ (THZ); THZ COMMUNICATIONS; THZ FREQUENCIES; WAVELENGTH REGIMES;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; FIBER OPTICS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; TEXTILE FIBERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

COUPLING AGENTS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; TEXTILE FIBERS; WAVES;

EID: 66949146918     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2013154     Document Type: Article

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