Terahertz generation from SI-GaAs stripline antenna with different structural parameters

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Shi, Wei ^a   Hou, Lei ^a   Liu, Zheng ^a   Tongue, Thomas ^b  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZOMEGA TERAHERTZ CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; HEAT SINKS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES;

DYNAMIC RANGE; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; PEAK FREQUENCIES; SEMI-INSULATING; STRIP-LINE ANTENNA; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TERAHERTZ; TERAHERTZ GENERATION;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 70249139106     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.00A107     Document Type: Article

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