Superfocusing terahertz waves below λ/250 using plasmonic parallel-plate waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 9643-9650

  Zhan, Hui ^a   Mendis, Rajind ^a   Mittleman, Daniel M ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; PLASMONS; SIZE SEPARATION; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

DEGREE OF ENERGY; MICROWAVE WAVEGUIDES; MODE AREA; MUTUAL COUPLING; OLD-FIELD; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH; PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDE; PLATE SEPARATION; SLOT WAVEGUIDE; SUPERFOCUSING; TERAHERTZ; THZ WAVES;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77952079743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.009643     Document Type: Article

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