Open AccessSelf-supporting polymer pipes for low loss single-mode THz transmission
Author(s) -
M. Xiao,
Jing Liu,
Wei Zhang,
Jingling Shen,
Yidong Huang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.019808
Subject(s) - materials science , terahertz radiation , transmission (telecommunications) , polymer , optics , single mode optical fiber , optoelectronics , optical fiber , fiber , mode (computer interface) , composite material , telecommunications , computer science , physics , operating system
In this paper, a self-supporting polymer pipe is proposed and investigated for THz wave transmission. Utilizing fiber drawing technique for polymer fiber, self-supporting pipes with wall thickness of several tens micrometers can be fabricated using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). The guiding mechanism and transmission characteristics of the self-supporting pipes are investigated theoretically, showing that it can support single-mode transmission at THz band. The self-supporting pipe samples with different structure parameters are fabricated and measured experimentally, showing that it can support single HE(11) mode transmission. Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that this self-supporting polymer pipe is a promising candidate for low loss THz fibers.