A flexible and stretchable 3D-printed terahertz waveguide

Bo Chen; Wei Wei; Jingzhu Shao; Borui Xu; Huan Zhu; Gangyi Xu; Chongzhao Wu

doi:10.1109/IRMMW-THz50927.2022.9895844

A flexible and stretchable 3D-printed terahertz waveguide

Bo Chen, Wei Wei, Jingzhu Shao, Borui Xu, Huan Zhu, Gangyi Xu, Chongzhao Wu

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Abstract

We propose a novel flexible and stretchable terahertz waveguide by 3D printing to guide radiation from terahertz (THz) quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) lasing at the frequency of 2.58 THz. Composite silver nanoparticles and polydimethylsiloxane are coated on the inner surface of the 3Dprinted polycarbonate/rubber substrate tube. The experimental results show that the transmission loss is 0.22 dB/cm for the waveguide with a 4 mm-bore diameter. Both transmission spectra and output beam profile out from the waveguide demonstrate single-mode characteristics. Importantly, preeminent mechanical stability and stretchability of the 3D-printed terahertz waveguide are verified, which lead to broad applications in stretchable and ultra-flexible terahertz devices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IRMMW-THz 2022 - 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728194271
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz50927.2022.9895844
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2022 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 28 Aug 2022 → 2 Sept 2022

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz
Volume	2022-August
ISSN (Print)	2162-2027
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-2035

Conference

Conference	47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2022
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	28/08/22 → 2/09/22

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Chen, B., Wei, W., Shao, J., Xu, B., Zhu, H., Xu, G., & Wu, C. (2022). A flexible and stretchable 3D-printed terahertz waveguide. In IRMMW-THz 2022 - 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz; Vol. 2022-August). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz50927.2022.9895844

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Chen, B, Wei, W, Shao, J, Xu, B, Zhu, H, Xu, G & Wu, C 2022, A flexible and stretchable 3D-printed terahertz waveguide. in IRMMW-THz 2022 - 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves. International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz, vol. 2022-August, IEEE Computer Society, 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2022, Delft, Netherlands, 28/08/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz50927.2022.9895844

A flexible and stretchable 3D-printed terahertz waveguide. / Chen, Bo; Wei, Wei; Shao, Jingzhu et al.
IRMMW-THz 2022 - 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves. IEEE Computer Society, 2022. (International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz; Vol. 2022-August).

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