Hollow polycarbonate waveguides with inner Cu coatings for delivery of terahertz radiation

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 5263-5268

  Harrington, James A ^a   George, Roshan ^a   Pedersen, Pal ^a   Mueller, Eric ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Coherent DEOS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; COATINGS; FIBER OPTICS; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; WAVEGUIDES;

METALLIC WAVEGUIDES; POLYCARBONATE WAVEGUIDES; TERAHERTZ (THZ) RADIATIONS;

COPPER;

EID: 9144224968     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.005263     Document Type: Article

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