Low-loss single-mode THz waveguiding using CYTOP, a highly transparent plastic with potential as hybrid optics

• Main Authors: De Los Reyes, Glenda, Quema, Alex, Estacio, Elmer, Ponseca, Carlito, Pobre, Romeric F., Quiroga, Reuben, Murakami, Hidetoshi, Ono, Shingo, Sarukura, Nobuhiko, Aosaki, Ko, Sakane, Yoshihiko, Sato, Hideki
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Wave guides; Photonic crystals; Electron optics; Quantum electronics; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3565; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4567/type/native/viewcontent/CLEO.2006.4627866
• Institution: De La Salle University

A low-loss CYTOP planar photonic crystal THz waveguide with single-mode propagation is realized. The highly transparent nature of CYTOP from deep ultraviolet to the THz region indicates its potential usage as component of hybrid optics. © 2006 Optical Society of America.