Title :
Practical plasmonic terahertz fibers for sensing applications
Author :
Markov, A. ; Skorobogatiy, M.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A novel plasmonic THz fiber featuring two metallic wires in a porous dielectric cladding is studied for resonant sensing applications. In our design, introduction of even lossless analytes into the porous fiber core leads to significant changes in the modal losses, which is used as a transduction mechanism.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; microwave photonics; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; plasmonics; terahertz wave detectors; metallic wires; modal losses; plasmonic THz fiber; plasmonic terahertz fibers; porous dielectric cladding; porous fiber core; resonant sensing applications; transduction mechanism; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Plastics; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665721
