Title :
Investigation on mode coupling and bending loss characteristics of terahertz air-core pipe waveguides
Author :
Lu, Jen-Tang ; Lai, Chih-Hsien ; Huang, Yu-Ru ; Hsueh, Yu-Chun ; Huang, Yuh-Jing ; Chang, Hung-Chun ; Sun, Chi-Kuang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
We demonstrate the magnificent flexibility of the terahertz air-core pipe waveguides. By measuring waveguide attenuation spectra, we found that the pipe waveguides can be easily butt coupled with high coupling efficiency and low bending loss.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Frequency; Loss measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Power generation; Power measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
