A Low-Loss Terahertz Fiber With Crossed Rectangular Shaped Dielectric Strips

作者:Zhu, Yuan-Feng*; Chen, Ming-Yang; Wang, Hua
来源:IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 2015, 5(5): 751-760.
DOI:10.1109/TTHZ.2015.2449241

摘要

We present a design and investigation of a low-loss terahertz fiber consisting of crossed rectangular shaped dielectric strips and a supporting outer cladding. The core-guided mode can be effectively confined in the fiber core with a large portion of mode power distributed in air holes adjacent to the solid material, which results in a low absorption loss property of the fiber. Low dispersion transmission can be obtained due to the thinner dielectric strips. In addition, a high birefringence on a level of over a wide frequency range can be obtained by simply adopting crossed dielectric strips with different thicknesses.