Low-loss waveguides for THz guidance and devices

B. M. A. Rahman; C. Themistos; H. Tanvir; M. Uthman; A. Quadir; C. Markides

doi:10.1117/12.2008201

27 March 2013 Low-loss waveguides for THz guidance and devices

B. M. A. Rahman, C. Themistos, H. Tanvir, M. Uthman, A. Quadir, C. Markides

Proceedings Volume 8624, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications VI; 862414 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008201
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The terahertz (THz) region occupies a large portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, located between the microwave and optical frequencies and normally is defined as the band ranging from 0.1 to 10 THz. In recent years, this intermediate THz radiation band has attracted considerable interest, because it offers significant scientific and technological potential for applications in many fields, such as sensing [1], imaging [2] and spectroscopy [3]. However, waveguiding in this intermediate spectral region is a major challenge and strong dielectric and conductive losses in the terahertz frequency range have been a major problem for waveguiding. The conventional guiding structures exemplified by microstrips, coplanar striplines and coplanar waveguides [4] are highly lossy and dispersive. However, so far the most promising dielectric waveguides have been the use of photonic crystal fibers at terahertz frequencies [5, 6] and metal coated guides [7] at terahertz frequencies. In this paper, various types of practical dielectric and metal coated waveguides are evaluated and design optimization of Quantum Cascade Lasers, MMI-based power splitters and narrow-band filters are presented, by using full-vectorial finite element method [8].

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B. M. A. Rahman, C. Themistos, H. Tanvir, M. Uthman, A. Quadir, and C. Markides "Low-loss waveguides for THz guidance and devices", Proc. SPIE 8624, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications VI, 862414 (27 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008201

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Waveguides

Terahertz radiation

Signal attenuation

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