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تسجيل مستخدم جديدTerahertz Waveguiding in Silicon-Core Fibers
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We propose the use of a silicon-core optical fiber for terahertz (THz) waveguide applications. Finite-difference time-domain simulations have been performed based on a cylindrical waveguide with a silicon core and silica cladding. High-resistivity silicon has a flat dispersion over a 0.1 - 3 THz range, making it viable for propagation of tunable narrowband CW THz and possibly broadband picosecond pules of THz radiation. Simulations show the propagation dynamics and the integrated intensity, from which transverse mode profiles and absorption lengths are extraced. It is found that for 140 - 250 micron core diameters the mode is primarily confined to the core, such that the overall absorbance is only slightly less than in bulk polycrystalline silicon.
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