Title :
Broadband polymer microstructured THz fiber coupler with down-doped cores
Author :
Nielsen, Kristian ; Rasmussen, Henrik K. ; Bang, Ole ; Jepsen, Peter Uhd
Author_Institution :
DTU Fotonik, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We demonstrate a broadband THz directional coupler based on a dual core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) design with mechanically down-doped core regions. For a center frequency of 1.3 THz we demonstrate a bandwidth of 0.65 THz.
Keywords :
holey fibres; micro-optics; microwave photonics; optical fibre couplers; optical polymers; photonic crystals; terahertz wave devices; bandwidth 0.65 THz; broadband THz directional coupler; dual core photonic crystal fiber; mechanically down-doped core regions; polymer; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Couplers; Couplings; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612709
