Title :
Suspended core polymer fibers with isolated mode for terahertz guiding
Author :
Ung, Bora ; Rozé, Mathieu ; Mazhorova, Anna ; Walther, Markus ; Skorobogatiy, Maksim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
The fabrication and characterization of polymer suspended core fibers (porous and non porous cores) for terahertz guiding is demonstrated for the first time. These novel fibers enable strong mode isolation from perturbations in the surrounding environment.
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical polymers; terahertz waves; isolated mode; nonporous core; porous core; strong mode isolation; suspended core polymer fiber; terahertz guiding; Dielectrics; Fabrication; Microscopy; Optimized production technology; Polymers; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
