Abstract
By measuring the spectral loss characteristics of subwavelength-diameter terahertz fibers, our study supports the recent theory proposed by M. Sumetsky [Opt. Lett. 31, 870 (2006)] that diameter-variation-induced radiation is a dominant loss mechanism for subwavelength fibers in the low- core-fraction-power regime. This physical mechanism limits the lowest guidable frequency in a subwavelength fiber.
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