Highly birefringent low-loss terahertz waveguide: Elliptical polymer tube

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1553-1562

  Chen, D ^a   Chen, H ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LOSS; BIREFRINGENCE PROPERTY; CROSS SECTION; EFFECTIVE INDEX; ELECTRIC DISPLACEMENT VECTORS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HIGH BIREFRINGENCE; LOW LOSS; MODE AREA; NORMAL DIRECTION; POLYMER FIBER; POLYMER MATERIALS; POLYMER TUBES; POWER FLOWS; TERAHERTZ; TERAHERTZ WAVEGUIDES;

ABSORPTION; BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; POLYMERS; WAVEGUIDES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 77955451733     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939310792149623     Document Type: Article

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