Title :
Highly birefringent terahertz plastic photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Han, Y. ; Cho, M. ; Kim, J. ; Park, H. ; Jung, E. ; Moon, K. ; Han, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Pohang Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Pohang
Abstract :
Guided-wave propagation of sub-ps terahertz (THz) pulses in a highly birefringent plastic photonic crystal fiber (PPCF) was studied by using a THz time domain spectroscopy technique. The fabricated THz PPCFs exhibit an extremely large birefringence of ~ 2.1times10-2, which is almost one order of magnitude larger than that of previously reported PCFs.
Keywords :
birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; THz time domain spectroscopy; birefringence; guided-wave pulse propagation; sub-ps terahertz pulses; terahertz plastic photonic crystal fibers; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Plastics; Pulse measurements; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665633
