Title :
Proposal for Ultralow Loss Hollow-Core Plastic Bragg Fiber With Cobweb-Structured Cladding for Terahertz Waveguiding
Author :
Yu, Rong-Jin ; Zhang, Bing ; Zhang, Yong-Qiang ; Wu, Chang-Qi ; Tian, Zhen-Guo ; Bai, Xiang-Zhong
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Eng., Yanshan Univ., Qinhuangdao
fDate :
6/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The transmission losses of a terahertz (THz) wave in a hollow-core Bragg fiber with cobweb cladding are analyzed. The numerical results show that the losses in the wavelength range of 70-1000 mum are below 8.5times10-5 dB/cm. The lowest loss of 9.03times10-6 dB/cm or 2.08times10-6 cm-1 is obtained for Fiber A at 90mum. The losses in this new class of Bragg fibers are reduced to far lower than those of other fibers for a THz wave reported so far in the literature
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; polymer fibres; submillimetre wave propagation; 70 to 1000 mum; Bragg fiber; cobweb-structured cladding; hollow-core plastic fiber; terahertz waveguiding; transmission losses; ultralow loss fiber; Dielectric losses; Dielectric materials; Frequency; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Plastics; Propagation losses; Proposals; Bragg fiber; cobweb-structured cladding; loss; terahertz (THz) wave;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.897504
