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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 02:23The Fiber Drawing Method
- 02:41Primary Draw Process
- 04:04Fabricating the PMMA Jacketing Tube
- 06:50Secondary Draw Process
- 08:26Fabricating the Indium Filled Fiber
- 09:38Fabricating the Indium Stacked Fiber
- 10:20Results: Metamaterial Fibers
- 11:23Conclusion
Metamaterials at terahertz frequencies offer unique opportunities, but are challenging to fabricate in bulk. We adapt the fabrication procedure for microstructured polymer optical fibers to inexpensively fabricate metamaterials potentially on an industrial scale. We produce polymethylmethacrylate fibers containing ~10 μm diameter indium wires separated by ~100 μm, which exhibit a terahertz plasmonic response.
Tags
MetamaterialsFiber Drawing MethodComposite MaterialsElectromagnetic PropertiesSub-wavelength Metal WiresEffective Electric PermittivityNovel DevicesInvisibility CloaksNegative Refractive Index MaterialsLensesDiffraction LimitOptical FrequenciesMid-infrared FrequenciesTerahertz FrequenciesNano-fabrication TechniquesMicro-fabrication TechniquesExpensiveCentimetres In SizeFabrication MethodMetal Wire MetamaterialsFiber FormTerahertz Plasmonic ResponseStack-and-draw TechniqueMicrostructured Polymer Optical FiberTaylor-wire ProcessIndium Wires
