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Professor Claudio Balocco's Outputs (25)

Simple de-embedding and simulation technique to find permittivity with a THz vector network analyser (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hammler, J., Gallant, A., & Balocco, C. (2015, August). Simple de-embedding and simulation technique to find permittivity with a THz vector network analyser. Presented at 2015 40th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), Hong Kong, China

A simple and fast method for measuring the dielectric constant with a THz vector network analyser (VNA) has been developed. A numeric de-embedding technique removes free-space propagation effects, then simulation of Maxwell's equations simultaneously... Read More about Simple de-embedding and simulation technique to find permittivity with a THz vector network analyser.

Free standing metal aperture array acting as a variable bandpass filter in the THz region (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hill, C., Balocco, C., Wood, D., & Gallant, A. (2015, May). Free standing metal aperture array acting as a variable bandpass filter in the THz region. Presented at Radio Science Conference (URSI AT-RASC), 2015 1st URSI Atlantic, Gran Canaria, Spain

This work reports on the extraordinary THz transmission properties of shape optimized metallic subwavelength aperture arrays, and its dependence upon incident beam angle. The resonant frequency of the aperture array has been shown to vary between 0.8... Read More about Free standing metal aperture array acting as a variable bandpass filter in the THz region.

THz Imaging with Broadband Thermal Sources (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Balocco, C., Pan, Y., Kasjoo, S., Alimi, Y., Zhang, L., & Song, A. (2014, September). THz Imaging with Broadband Thermal Sources. Presented at 39th Int. Conf. on Infrared, Millimeter, and THz Waves, Tucson, AZ, USA

We developed a THz imaging system based on a broadband thermal source (at 500°C) and an asymmetric semiconductor nanochannel, the self-switching nanodiode (SSD), as a room-temperature detector. The maximum resolution was better than 0.5 mm full width... Read More about THz Imaging with Broadband Thermal Sources.

Rectennas for Thermal-Energy Conversion (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pan, Y., Powell, C., & Balocco, C. (2014, September). Rectennas for Thermal-Energy Conversion. Presented at 39th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and THz Waves, Tucson, AZ, USA

We demonstrated the conversion of thermal energy in the form of far- and mid-infrared using a micro rectenna, consisting of a spiral antenna coupled to an ultra-fast nanodiode, the so-called self-switching device (SSD). A maximum efficiency of 0.02 %... Read More about Rectennas for Thermal-Energy Conversion.