Rajind Mendis

Assistant Professor of Engineering (Research)
Office: B&H, Room 243
Lab: B&H, Rooms 031 & 032
Email: [email protected]

Research Summary

THz science and technology

Selected Publications

(1) R. Mendis and D. Grischkowsky, “Undistorted guided-wave propagation of subpicosecond terahertz pulses,” Optics Letters 26, 846 (2001).

(2) R. Mendis and D. Grischkowsky, “THz interconnect with low loss and low group velocity dispersion,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters 11, 444 (2001).

(3) R. Mendis, C. Sydlo, J. Sigmund, M. Feiginov, P. Meissner, and H. L. Hartnagel, “Spectral characterization of broadband THz antennas by photoconductive mixing: toward optimal antenna design,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 4, 85 (2005).

(4) R. Mendis, “Nature of subpicosecond terahertz pulse propagation in practical dielectric-filled parallel-plate waveguides,” Optics Letters 31, 2643 (2006).

(5) R. Mendis, V. Astley, J. Liu, and D. M. Mittleman, “Terahertz microfluidic sensor based on a parallel-plate waveguide resonant cavity,” Applied Physics Letters 95, 171113 (2009).

(6) H. Zhan, R. Mendis, and D. M. Mittleman, “Superfocusing terahertz waves below λ/250 using plasmonic parallel-plate waveguides,” Optics Express 18, 9643 (2010).

(7) R. Mendis and D. M. Mittleman, “A 2-D artificial dielectric with 0 ≤ n < 1 for the terahertz region,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 58, 1993 (2010).

(8) R. Mendis, J. Liu, and D. M. Mittleman, “Terahertz mirage: deflecting terahertz beams in an inhomogeneous artificial dielectric based on a parallel-plate waveguide,” Applied Physics Letters 101, 111108 (2012).

(9) N. Karl, R. W. McKinney, Y. Monnai, R. Mendis, and D. M. Mittleman, “Frequency division multiplexing in the terahertz range using a leaky wave antenna,” Nature Photonics 9, 717 (2015).

(10) R. Mendis, M. Nagai, Y. Wang, N. Karl, and D. M. Mittleman, “Terahertz artificial dielectric lens,” Scientific Reports 6, 23023 (2016).

Education

  • Ph.D. Electrical Enginering, Oklahoma State University
  • B.S. Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka