Simulation investigation on waveguide properties of terahertz wave through subwavelength semiconductor gap

Optik

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 604-608

  He, Xiaoyong ^a   Li, Hua ^b   Zhong, Xu ^b  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Subwavelength; Surface plasmon polariton; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIELECTRIC FILLING; DOPING CONCENTRATION; EFFECTIVE INDEX; FILLING MATERIALS; GAP WIDTHS; PROPAGATION CONSTANT; PROPAGATION LENGTHS; SKIN DEPTH; SUB-WAVELENGTH; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; TERA HERTZ; WAVEGUIDE PROPAGATION; WAVEGUIDE PROPERTIES;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; WAVEGUIDES;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 77549083719     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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