Electrically Tunable Propagation Properties of the Liquid Crystal-Filled Terahertz Fiber

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 8; no. 12; p. 2487
• Main Authors: Wang, Doudou, Mu, Changlong, Li, Baihong, Yang, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Design; electrical tunability; finite-element method; liquid crystal; microstructured optical fiber; photonic bandgap; Polymers; Propagation; terahertz; New York; United States > US

A bandgap-guiding microstructured fiber for terahertz (THz) radiation was designed by infiltrating the cladding air holes with nematic liquid crystal. Structural parameter dependence of the photonic bandgaps, polarization-dependent bandgap splitting, and electrically tunable propagation properties o...