Bending loss of terahertz pipe waveguides

Opt Express. 2010 Dec 6;18(25):26332-8. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.026332.

Abstract

We present an experimental study on the bending loss of terahertz (THz) pipe waveguide. Bending loss of pipe waveguides is investigated for various frequencies, polarizations, core diameters, cladding thicknesses, and cladding materials. Our results indicate that the pipe waveguides with lower guiding loss suffer lower bending loss due to stronger mode confinement. The unexpected low bending loss in the investigated simple leaky waveguide structure promises variety of flexible applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Elastic Modulus
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Light
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Terahertz Radiation