A THz transverse electromagnetic mode two-dimensional interconnect layer incorporating quasi-optics

We report the demonstration of a planar THz interconnect layer capable of transmitting subpicosecond pulses in the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) mode over arbitrarily long paths with low absorption and no observable group velocity dispersion. Quasioptical elements are incorporated within the interconnect layer forming a configurable THz bandwidth TEM-mode planar interconnect with negligible group velocity dispersion and low loss. For a 146 mm guided path length, including four reflections, the pulses are broadened by the frequency dependent absorption of the interconnect layer from 0.28 to 0.32 ps, and attenuated by the factor 0.2. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.