Title :
Hybrid metal wire-dielectric THz fibers: Design and perspectives
Author :
Markov, Andrey ; Guerboukha, Hichem ; Skorobogatiy, Maksim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We investigate the optical characteristics of terahertz two-wire plasmonic waveguides, porous, and foam-based dielectric waveguides. Our group demonstrates a low-loss and low-dispersion hybrid metal wire-dielectric fiber resulting from fusion of the aforementioned types of waveguides.
Keywords :
foams; microwave photonics; optical design techniques; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; plasmonics; porous materials; foam-based dielectric waveguides; hybrid metal wire-dielectric THz fibers; low-dispersion hybrid metal wire-dielectric fiber; low-loss hybrid metal wire-dielectric fiber; optical characteristics; porous dielectric waveguides; terahertz two-wire plasmonic waveguides; waveguide fusion; Dielectrics; Markov processes; Metals; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
