Nanoscale optical dielectric rod antenna for on-chip interconnecting networks

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 10 PART 2, 2011, Pages 2624-2632

  Zhou, Hongyu ^a   Chen, Xi ^a   Espinoza, David S ^a   Mickelson, A ^a   Filipovic, D S ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric rod antenna; Nanoantennas; Nanointerconnect; On chip antenna; Optical antenna; Silicon photonics; Silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC ROD ANTENNAS; NANO-INTERCONNECT; NANOANTENNAS; ON CHIP ANTENNA; OPTICAL ANTENNAE; SILICON ON INSULATOR WAFERS; SILICON PHOTONICS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTONICS; SILICON WAFERS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 84878020508     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2156423     Document Type: Article

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