• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.42-50
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• 2011

One of the important applications of THz time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) is the detection of explosive materials through identification of vibrational fingerprint spectra. Most recent THz spectroscopic measurements have been made using pellet samples, where disorder effects contribute to line broadening, which results in the merging of individual resonances into relatively broad absorption features. To address this issue, we used the technique of parallel plate waveguide (PPWG) THz-TDS to achieve sensitive characterization of three explosive materials: TNT, RDX, and HMX. The measurement method for PPWG THz-TDS used well-established ultrafast optoelectronic techniques to generate and detect sub-picosecond THz pulses. All materials were characterized as powder layers in 112 ${\mu}m$ gaps in metal PPWG. To illustrate the PPWG THz-TDS method, we described our measurement by comparing the vibrational spectra of the materials, TNT, RDX, and HMX, applied as thin powder layers to a PPWG, or in conventional sample cell form, where all materials were placed in Teflon sample cells. The thin layer mass was estimated to be about 700 ${\mu}g$, whereas the mass in the sample cell was ~100 mg. In a laboratory environment, the absorption coefficient of an explosive material is essentially based on the mass of the material, which is given as: ${\alpha}({\omega})=[ln(I_R({\omega})/I_S({\omega}))]m$. In this paper, we show spectra of 3 different explosives from 0.2 to 2.4 THz measured using the PPWG THz-TDS.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.801-808
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• 2004

In this paper, we proposed the grating parallel plate waveguide structure for converting a linearly polarized wave to a circularly polarized wave. For the design of the polarizer, the moment method and Floquet's theorem are applied under two assumptions that the incident wave is a plane wave and the structure is infinitely periodic. In order for the more precise design, we performed the near-field analysis for the finite polarizer structure using MATLAB. By comparing with the measured results obtained by the near-field arrangement, we verified the correctness of our near-field analysis. By taking the ideal assumptions considered in the initial design procedure into account, newly designed modified dimensions for the polarizer was suggested which give improved performance.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.669-676
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• 2003

In this paper, a novel design method for an ultra-wide band TEM horn antenna is proposed on the basis of parallel plate waveguide theory. A principle of TEM modes generation is analyzed and the characteristics of this antenna are experimentally investigated. The proposed TEM horn antenna has an exponentially tapered structure to increase matching bandwidth. Also, the designed TEM horn has shortened length but increased aperture so that the bandwidth for cutoff frequency is increased. The measured result show that the proposed TEM hem antenna has the frequency band of 75 MHz to 1200 MHz for VSWR less than 2.0 and the bandwidth of the TEM horn becomes more than twice comparing to that of a linearly tapered TEM hem. It is anticipated that the manufactured antenna is applicable to UWB systems for impulse response measurement.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.56-65
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• 1989

In this paper, a new model is presented which characterizs the coupling of the radiating edges between two rectangular microstrip patch antennas. This model, namely Radiating Edges-Coupling (REC) model, is derived from the equivalent circuit of the slitted parallel-plate waveguide filled with homogeneous dielectric. Applying the REC model to two coupled rectangular microstrip patch antennas, we obtain numerical S-parameter values of |$S_{11}$| and |$S_{12}$|for the various coupling separations, $S_e$=0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0mm. Theoretical results are in fairly good agreement with experimental results.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.77-82
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• 2018

Electromagnetic wave transmission through periodic metal-insulator-metal(MIM) waveguides as a function of plate thickness has not been extensively studied at various terahertz frequencies. In this paper, we investigate the transmittances through gold MIM slits when a normally incident wave with parallel polarization is considered at several terahertz frequencies. In addition, the results are compared to the case of a perfect electric conductor, and the differences are discussed.