Title :
Air-core bandgap terahertz fiber with wider bandwidth
Author :
Gong, Yandong ; Ren, Guobin ; Chuen, Michael Ong Ling ; Shum, Ping
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., A-star, Singapore
Abstract :
A novel air-core bandgap polymer fiber for terahertz (THz) wave guiding is investigated. The periodic arrangement of square holes with round corners in cladding offers bandgap effect for mode guiding, such THz fiber shows much wider propagation bandwidth.
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical polymers; photonic band gap; polymer fibres; submillimetre wave propagation; air-core bandgap polymer fiber; cladding; propagation bandwidth; round corners; square hole periodic arrangement; terahertz wave guiding; Bandwidth; Crystalline materials; Frequency; Lattices; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Bandgap; Fiber; Terahertz;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665708
