Title :
Terahertz endoscope based on anti-resonant reflecting hollow core waveguides
Author :
Chen, Hao-Zai ; Lu, Ja-Yu ; You, Borwen
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Sci. & Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
A terahertz endoscope utilizing a single plastic hollow-tube with low bending loss is demonstrated to identify molecular concentration and map out object surface-altitudes. The measurements are well consistent with the calculated results.
Keywords :
bending; endoscopes; holey fibres; microwave photonics; optical fibre losses; surface topography measurement; terahertz wave detectors; antiresonant reflecting hollow core waveguides; bending loss; molecular concentration; scanning fiber; single plastic hollow-tube; surface altitude measurement; terahertz endoscope; Electron tubes; Endoscopes; Imaging; Lenses; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
