Lens or resonator? Electromagnetic behavior of an extended hemielliptic lens for a sub-millimeter-wave receiver

The behavior of a 2D model of an extended hemielliptic silicon lens of a size typical THz applications is accurately studied for the ease of a plane E-wave illuminaton. The full-wave analysis of the scattering problem is based on the Muller's boundary integral-equations (MBIE) that are uniquely solvable. A Galerkin discretization scheme with a trigonometric basis leads to a very efficient numerical algorithm. Vie numerical results related to the focusability of the lens versus its rear-side extension and the angle of the plane-wave incidence, as well as near-field profiles, demonstrate strong resonances. Such effects can change the principles of optimal design of lens-based receivers. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.