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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 28 — Dec. 31, 2012
  • pp: 29605–29612

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Tunable THz notch filter with a single groove inside parallel-plate waveguides

Eui Su Lee and Tae-In Jeon  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 28, pp. 29605-29612 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.029605


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Abstract

A single groove in a parallel-plate waveguide (PPWG) has been applied to a tunable terahertz (THz) notch filter with a transverse-electromagnetic (TEM) mode. When the air gap between the metal plates of the PPWG is controlled from 60 to 240 μm using a motor controlled translation stage or a piezo-actuator, the resonant frequency of the notch filter is changed from 1.75 up to 0.62 THz, respectively. Therefore, the measured tunable sensitivity of the notch filter increases to 6.28 GHz/μm. The measured resonant frequencies were found to be in good agreement with the calculation using an effective groove depth. Using a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation, we also demonstrate that the sensitivity of a THz microfluidic sensor can be increased via a small air gap, a narrow groove width, and a deep groove depth.

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OCIS Codes
(230.0230) Optical devices : Optical devices
(230.7370) Optical devices : Waveguides
(260.5740) Physical optics : Resonance
(350.5500) Other areas of optics : Propagation
(040.2235) Detectors : Far infrared or terahertz
(130.7408) Integrated optics : Wavelength filtering devices

ToC Category:
Optical Devices

History
Original Manuscript: October 12, 2012
Revised Manuscript: December 13, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: December 13, 2012
Published: December 20, 2012

Citation
Eui Su Lee and Tae-In Jeon, "Tunable THz notch filter with a single groove inside parallel-plate waveguides," Opt. Express 20, 29605-29612 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-28-29605


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