Plastic ribbon THz waveguides
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We report an experimental and theoretical study of single mode, guided wave propagation in plastic ribbons. Using cylindrical THz optics, we obtain excellent quasioptic coupling between freely propagating THz waves and a single TM 0 waveguide mode. Dispersive, low-loss propagation is observed within the experimental bandwidth of 0.1–3.5 THz for 2-cm-wide, high-density polyethylene ribbon waveguides with dimensions of 150 mm thick by 10 mm long, and 120 mm thick by 20 mm long. Such ribbons show promise as a flexible THz interconnect with a controllable group velocity dispersion. © 2000 American Institute of Physics. @S0021-8979~00!08720-X#
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تاریخ انتشار 2000