Abstract
We present a thorough numerical analysis of
a highly birefringent slotted porous-core circular photonic crystal
fiber (PCF) for terahertz (THz) wave guidance. The slot shaped
air-holes break the symmetry of the porous-core which offers a
very high birefringence whereas the compact geometry of the
circular cladding confines most of the power in the fiber-core.
The fiber structure reported in this letter exhibits simultaneously
ultrahigh modal birefringence of 7.5 × 10−2 and a very low
effective absorption loss of 0.07 cm−1 for y-polarization mode
at an operating frequency of 1 THz. It is highly anticipated that
the slotted-core waveguide would be of very much convenience
in many polarization maintaining THz appliances.
Original language | English |
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Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 21 |
Pages (from-to) | 2222-2225 |
ISSN | 1041-1135 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Birefringence
- Polarization
- Photonic crystal fiber
- Porous-core
- Terahertz