Title :
Plastic fibers for terahertz wave guiding
Author :
Ung, Bora ; Mazhorova, Anna ; Rozé, Mathieu ; Dupuis, Alexandre ; Skorobogatiy, Maksim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Polymer optical fibers provide a cost-effective, design flexible, and industry-scalable platform for THz waveguides. We here review the latest developments in the design, fabrication and characterization of plastic-based optical fibers for the terahertz.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical polymers; polymer fibres; THz waveguide; plastic-based optical fiber; polymer optical fiber; terahertz wave guiding; Fabrication; Optical fibers; Optimized production technology; Polymers; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
