Extruded TOPAS hollow-core anti-resonant fiber optimized for THz guidance at 0.9THz

Opt Express. 2022 Apr 11;30(8):13059-13069. doi: 10.1364/OE.450550.

Abstract

A hollow-core anti-resonant fiber for the THz regime is proposed and demonstrated. The proposed fiber is the hexagonal core shape which is directly extruded using a conventional 3D printer. Experimental results show that by using cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), the proposed fiber design provides a low attenuation of ∼3 dB∕m at ∼ 0.86 THz and ∼15 dB∕m at ∼ 0.42 THz.