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Analysis of Coupling and Radiation Properties for an Improved Dielectric Waveguide Directional Coupler Utilizing a Tapering Left-Handed Slab Core

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The coupling and radiation characteristics of an improved dielectric waveguide directional coupler with a tapering left-handed slab core located in the coupling region are analyzed by the staircase approximation method, which combines the building block approach and multi-mode network theory with a rigorous mode-matching procedure. Particular attentions are directed toward the radiation characteristics under different structural parameters of the coupler. Numerical results indicate that the proposed coupler is very promising by shortening the coupling length significantly while keeping the radiation loss at a low level.

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The work described in this paper is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60171037) and (No. 63531020).

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    Meng Huang & Shanjia Xu

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Huang, M., Xu, S. Analysis of Coupling and Radiation Properties for an Improved Dielectric Waveguide Directional Coupler Utilizing a Tapering Left-Handed Slab Core. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 28, 1123–1131 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-007-9286-9

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