@article{9881f8740a2c4e20a49d5031167b36c9,
title = "Hollow-core antiresonant terahertz fiber-based TOPAS extruded from a 3D printer using a metal 3D printed nozzle",
abstract = "We report the use of a terahertz (THz) transparent material, cyclic olefin copolymer (COC or TOPAS), for fabricating a hollow-core antiresonant fiber that provides an electromagnetic wave guidance in the THz regime. A novel fabrication technique to realize a hollow-core antiresonant polymer optical fiber (HC-ARPF) for THz guidance is proposed and demonstrated. The fiber is directly extruded in a single-step procedure using a conventional fused deposition modeling 3D printer. The fiber geometry is defined by a structured nozzle manufactured with a metal 3D printer, which allows tailoring of the nozzle design to the various geometries of microstructured optical fibers. The possibility to use the HC-ARPF made from TOPAS for guiding in the THz region is theoretically and experimentally assessed through the profile of mode simulation and time-frequency diagram (spectrogram) analysis.",
keywords = "optical, fibre, hollow core",
author = "Wanvisa Talataisong and Jon Gorecki and Putten, {Lieke Dorine van} and Rand Ismaeel and James Williamson and Katie Addinall and Daniel Schwendemann and Martynas Beresna and Vasilis Apostolopoulos and Gilberto Brambilla",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgment. W. Talataisong received her student scholarship by the Development and Promotion of Science and Technology Talents Project (Royal Thai Government scholarship). W. Talataisong thanks Mr. Richard Dooler, an engineer in the mechanical workshop, at the University of Southampton, for his effort in fabricating the metal 3D printed nozzle. This work is also supported by Suranaree University of Technology and Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI). The authors gratefully acknowledge TOPAS Advanced Polymers GmbH in Germany for providing us with the first TOPAS polymer for this research project. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Chinese Laser Press. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2021",
month = aug,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1364/PRJ.420672",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
pages = "1513--1521",
journal = "Photonics Research",
issn = "2327-9125",
publisher = "OSA Publishing",
number = "8",
}
