Planar terahertz waveguide using CYTOP: A highly transparent plastic feasible for hybrid optics applications

• Main Authors: Estacio, Elmer, De Los Reyes, Glenda, Ponseca, Carlito S., Pobre, Romeric F., Quiroga, Reuben, Murakami, Hidetoshi, Ono, Shingo, Sarukura, Nobuhiko, Aosaki, Ko, Sakane, Yoshihiko, Sato, Hideki
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Photonic crystals; Fluoropolymers; Submillimeter waves; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4474
• 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. © 2007 Optical Society of America.