Title :
All-dielectric low-loss terahertz waveguide fabricated by rapid prototyping
Author :
Wu, Ziran ; Ng, Wei-Ren ; Gehm, Michael ; Xin, Hao
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
An all-dielectric Terahertz waveguide is designed based on hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. Simulation shows a waveguide transmission loss as low as 0.019 dB/mm near 140 GHz with a working bandwidth of approximately 18 GHz. Several waveguides of identical cross-section and differing lengths have been fabricated using a polymer-jetting rapid prototyping technique. Measurement results from these samples will also be reported.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; rapid prototyping (industrial); submillimetre wave devices; all-dielectric terahertz waveguide; hollow-core photonic crystal fiber; polymer-jetting rapid prototyping; waveguide transmission loss; Electromagnetic waveguides; Metamaterials; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Periodic structures; Polymers; Propagation losses; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009. IRMMW-THz 2009. 34th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5416-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5417-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2009.5324645
