Title :
Polymer Fiber Polarizer for Terahertz Applications
Author :
Zhou, Shu Fan ; Chan, Hau Ping ; Reekie, Laurence ; Chow, Yuk Tak ; Chung, Po Sheun ; Luk, Kwai Man
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
Abstract :
An all-polymer fiber polarizer is proposed for terahertz applications. The polarizer is based on a mechanism which makes use of subwavelength fibers and absorption films. Several centimeters of the film could give an extinction ratio of 30 dB, while keeping the insertion loss below 4 dB. Experiments have been conducted to verify the mechanism and distinct polarization-dependent absorptions have been obtained.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical films; optical polarisers; optical polymers; absorption film; polymer fiber polarizer; subwavelength fibers; terahertz application; Absorption; Films; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optimized production technology; Positron emission tomography; Fiber optics; optical fiber devices; optical polarization; submillimeter wave devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2012.2206021
