Title :
Mode profiling of THz fibers with dynamic aperture near-field imaging
Author :
Stecher, Matthias ; Dürrschmidt, Stefan F. ; Nielsen, Kristian ; Stefani, Alessio ; Rasmussen, Henrik K. ; Jepsen, Peter Uhd ; Town, Graham E. ; Bang, Ole ; Koch, Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Philipps-Univ. Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Abstract :
We present terahertz near-field mode profiling of different polymer THz fibers. Images with a resolution below the THz wavelength show the fundamental mode profile and higher order modes appearing at higher frequencies.
Keywords :
holey fibres; image resolution; photonic crystals; polymer fibres; terahertz materials; terahertz wave imaging; Image resolution; PCF; THz wavelength; dynamic aperture near-field imaging; higher order mode; photonic crystal fiber; polymer THz fiber; terahertz near-field mode profiling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105088