Title :
Low loss, low dispersion T-ray transmission in Microwires
Author :
Afshar, S. ; Atakaramians, S. ; Fischer, B.M. ; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. ; Monro, T. ; Abbott, D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide
Abstract :
We present low loss, < 0.01 l/cm, and dispersion, < 10 ps/(km.nm), properties of microwires for terahertz transmission. These wires have diameters smaller than the operating wavelength, resulting in the propagation of enhanced evanescent fields.
Keywords :
glass; polymers; refractive index; submillimetre wave propagation; submillimetre wave spectra; SiO2; T-ray transmission; enhanced evanescent fields; glasses; microwires; polymer; refractive indices; terahertz transmission; Australia; Bismuth; Electromagnetic waveguides; Glass; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical losses; Physical optics; Polymers; Propagation losses; Spectroscopy;
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.2007.4453582
