title: Terahertz pulse transmission in plastic photonic crystal fibres.
abstract: Guided-wave single-mode propagation of sub-ps terahertz (THz) pulses in a plastic photonic crystal fibre has been experimentally demonstrated. The plastic photonic crystal fibre (PPCF) is fabricated from high-density polyethylene tubes and filaments. The fibre exhibits low loss and relatively low dispersive propagation of THz pulses within the experimental bandwidth of 0.1-3 THz. Such PPCFs have the promise of low loss, mechanically flexible interconnect channels for compact THz devices and systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Korea.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D008422:Materials Testing; D008872:Microwaves; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D017785:Photons; D020959:Polyethylene / Q000737:chemistry*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013784:Textiles
chemical_list: D020959:Polyethylene