Title :
Design and fabrication of subwavelength THz fibers with multiple holes
Author :
Dupuis, Alexandre ; Hassani, Alireza ; Skorobogatiy, Maksim
Author_Institution :
Eng. Phys. Dept., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We discuss the design and fabrication of a porous subwavelength THz polymer fiber containing many subwavelength air holes. Very low absorption and bending losses are predicted in the case of high porosity.
Keywords :
absorption; bending; holey fibres; optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical polymers; polymer fibres; porosity; porous materials; terahertz wave devices; absorption loss; bending loss; multiple hole polymer fiber design; porous subwavelength THz fiber fabrication; Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Dielectric losses; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Propagation losses; Solids; (040.2235)Far infrared or Terahertz; (060.2280)Fiber design and fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
