Compact THz Polarization Splitter with Large Bandwidth Based on Cascade Hexagonal Porous Two-Core PCF.

A novel cyclic olefin copolymer (COC)-based terahertz (THz) polarization beam splitter (PBS) employing photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with cascade hexagonal porous two-core structure is proposed. The porous two-core is achieved by replacing the original two large air holes with three layers of small air holes. The mode coupling characteristics between the even and odd modes in the x- and y-polarization directions for the proposed THz PBS are explored using the time-domain finite difference (FDTD) method. The influence of PBS structural parameters on its coupling length is investigated. Numerical analysis results indicate that the bandwidths of 227.8 GHz (ranging from 1.8970 to 2.1248 THz) and 147 GHz (ranging from 1.928 to 2.075 THz) are acquired for the x- and y-polarization fundamental modes, respectively. The highest extinction ratios (ERs) are 114.5 dB and 72.3 dB, and the minimum insertion losses (ILs) are 0.0142 dB and 0.0369 dB for the x- and y-polarization fundamental modes, respectively. Moreover, the length of the proposed PBS is merely 11.655 mm. The proposed PBS will find potential applications in polarization-diverse THz systems, including broadband line-of-sight communication, real-time security checks, and high-resolution imaging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]