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Ultrabroadband and Low-Dispersion Multiple-Joint Transmission-Line for Terahertz Region

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A multiple-joint transmission line based on the principle of the periscope was developed to realize the flexible guidance of terahertz (THz) waves. The transmission line has a slightly larger diameter than the standard plastic hollow-pipe waveguide, sufficient stability, low transmission loss, ultrabroadband spectrum, and low dispersion. The transmission line is evaluated using a THz time-domain spectrometer consisting of reflective two-dimensional electro-optic sampling with a high-speed complementary metal-oxide semiconductor camera.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by the Terahertz Optics Project for Medical Application led by Prof. J. Nishizawa, organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan. The authors greatly thank Mr. Takashi Inoue for his contributions to the preparation of the multiple-joint transmission-line.

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    Hideaki Kitahara & Masanori Hangyo

  2. Research Center for Development of Far-Infrared Region, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo Fukui, Fukui, 910-8507, Japan

    Masahiko Tani

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Kitahara, H., Hangyo, M. & Tani, M. Ultrabroadband and Low-Dispersion Multiple-Joint Transmission-Line for Terahertz Region. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 41, 1218–1226 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-020-00693-3

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