Comparison of the lowest-order transverseelectric (TE1) and transverse-magnetic (TEM) modes of the parallel-plate waveguide for terahertz pulse applications

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 14839-14850

  Mendis, Rajind ^a   Mittleman, Daniel M ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTOFF FREQUENCY; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; WAVEGUIDES;

NEW DIMENSIONS; PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDE; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY; TERAHERTZ PULSE; TRANSVERSE ELECTRICS; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC; UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

GLASS FIBER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MAGNETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69049098133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.014839     Document Type: Article

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