Three-dimensional subwavelength components utilizing THz surface plasmons

Science China Information Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-89

  Zhou, YongJin ^a   Jiang, Quan ^a   Cui, TieJun ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

slow wave; splitter; surface plasmons; surface waves; terahertz

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855219118     PISSN: 1674733X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11432-011-4509-z     Document Type: Article

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