Abstract
dc:description.abstractAt present, the utilization of the terahertz band for communications remains a hypothetical scenario. This thesis presents a design for a communications setup for terahertz frequencies of kilometer range distances using a reflector antenna design. The primary focus is the terahertz radiating element of the system. Building upon published experimental work a simulation based approach is developed that duplicates experimental work. Next, this simulation setup is used with a new proposed design methodology is used to develop the primary radiators. A structure intended to be used with a photoconductive switch is selected and various design parameters are studied. The summation of the study concludes with a proposed experimental design that will be built and studied.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Electrical Engineering
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Year
- 2011
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Brown, Douglas
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Christodoulou, Christos
- Schamiloglu, Edl
- Baum, Carl
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Rights
- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ece_etds/41
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalrepository.unm.edu:ece_etds-1040