Note: stacked rings for terahertz wave-guiding

E de Rijk; A Macor; J-Ph Hogge; S Alberti; J-Ph Ansermet

doi:10.1063/1.3597579

Note: stacked rings for terahertz wave-guiding

Rev Sci Instrum. 2011 Jun;82(6):066102. doi: 10.1063/1.3597579.

Authors

E de Rijk¹, A Macor, J-Ph Hogge, S Alberti, J-Ph Ansermet

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Station 3, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 21721737
DOI: 10.1063/1.3597579

Abstract

We demonstrate the construction of corrugated waveguides using stacked rings to propagate terahertz frequencies. The waveguide allows propagation of the same fundamental mode as an optical-fiber, namely, the HE(11) mode. This simple concept opens the way for corrugated wave-guides up to several terahertz, maintaining beam characteristics as for terahertz applications.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Electrical Equipment and Supplies*
Electromagnetic Phenomena*
Mechanical Phenomena
Optical Fibers