Characterization of the terahertz near-field output of parallel-plate waveguides

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 558-566

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

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

AIR-GAPS; ANTI-SYMMETRIC; CONFINEMENT PROPERTIES; FREE-SPACE DIFFRACTIONS; LATERAL CONFINEMENT; LONGITUDINAL COMPONENTS; LONGITUDINAL FIELDS; NEAR-FIELD; OPTICAL SLOTS; PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDE; PROPAGATION DIRECTION; SYMMETRIC SURFACES; TERA HERTZ; TERAHERTZ SPECTRAL RANGE; THZ FIELDS; TRANSVERSE FIELD COMPONENT;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 79952172612     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.000558     Document Type: Article

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