Title :
Plasmonic two-wire terahertz fibers with highly porous dielectric support
Author :
Markov, A. ; Gorgutsa, Stephan ; Hang Qu ; Skorobogatiy, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., 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 :
dielectric materials; microwave photonics; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; plasmonics; porosity; porous materials; THz fiber; guided modes; highly porous dielectric support; low dispersion; low loss; metallic wires; plasmonic two-wire terahertz fibers; porosity; porous dielectric cladding; Absorption; Dielectrics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
