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J. Eur. Opt. Soc.-Rapid Publ.
Volume 13, Number 1, 2017
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| Article Number | 12 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41476-017-0039-7 | |
| Published online | 12 April 2017 | |
Research
Numerical analysis of temperature-controlled terahertz power splitter
Centre for THz Research, China Jiliang University, 310018, Hangzhou, China
Received:
15
November
2016
Accepted:
31
March
2017
Background: As a significant terahertz functional device, terahertz beam splitters with high performance are highly required to meet the need for terahertz communication, terahertz image, and terahertz sensor systems.
Results: The proposed 1×6 power splitter becomes 1×4 power splitter with the aid of the localized temperature change at the frequency of 1.0THz. The total output power is equivalent to 97.8% of the input power for the six-channel splitter and 95.4% for the four-channel splitter. The dimension of the device is of 35a×27a.
Conclusions: A temperature-controlled terahertz power divider based on photonic crystal multimode interference structure and Y-junction photonic crystal waveguides is an efficient mechanism for the power divider of terahertz waves. The proposed device paves a promising way for the realization of terahertz wave integrated device.
Key words: Terahertz wave / Tunable power splitter / Photonic crystal
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