Title :
Plasmonic two wire terahertz fibers with porous dielectric support
Author :
Markov, A. ; Skorobogatiy, M.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A practical plasmonic THz fiber is described that features two metallic wires held together by the porous dielectric cladding. High porosity is required in order to guarantee low loss and low dispersion of guided modes.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; plasmonics; porosity; porous materials; guided mode dispersion; guided mode loss; metallic wires; plasmonic THz fiber; plasmonic two wire terahertz fibers; porosity; porous dielectric cladding; porous dielectric support; Optical fiber dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665621