Title :
Air-core microstructure fiber for terahertz radiation waveguiding
Author :
Ja-Yu Lu ; Chin-Ping Yu ; Hung-Chung Chang ; Hung-Wen Chen
Author_Institution :
Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple and low-loss THz microstructure fiber for broadband THz waveguiding, which is constructed by using the highly flexible and readily available materials. Substantially low attenuation constant less than 0.01 cm-1 has been achieved.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical fibres; submillimetre waves; THz microstructure fiber; air-core microstructure fiber; attenuation constant; terahertz radiation waveguiding; Attenuation; Dielectric losses; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Microstructure; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Plastics; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452819