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Slot waveguide-based splitters for broadband terahertz radiation |
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 22, pp. 23466-23471 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.023466
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Abstract
We demonstrate a slot waveguide-based splitter for broadband terahertz (THz) radiation using a T-shaped waveguide structure. The structure consists of a fixed-width input waveguide and variable-width output waveguides. We experimentally measure and numerically simulate the THz transmission and reflection properties as a function of the output waveguide width and show that a transmission line model can effectively describe the observations. Based on the high degree of agreement between the experimental results, numerical simulations and the model, we infer the optimal waveguide parameters. The device structure offers new possibilities in designing compact THz devices.
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OCIS Codes
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(240.6690) Optics at surfaces : Surface waves
ToC Category:
Integrated Optics
History
Original Manuscript: September 15, 2010
Revised Manuscript: October 19, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: October 19, 2010
Published: October 22, 2010
Citation
Shashank Pandey, Gagan Kumar, and Ajay Nahata, "Slot waveguide-based splitters for broadband terahertz radiation," Opt. Express 18, 23466-23471 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-22-23466
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