• DocumentCode
    1502258
  • Title

    Low-loss sapphire waveguides for 75-110 GHz frequency range

  • Author

    Lioubtchenko, Dmitri ; Dudorov, Sergey ; Mallat, Juha ; Tuovinen, Jussi ; Räisänen, Antti V.

  • Author_Institution
    Radio Lab., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    252
  • Lastpage
    254
  • Abstract
    Low-loss dielectric waveguides are promising for use instead of metal ones, but problems in transitions have to be overcome. A simple and effective structure made of a monocrystalline sapphire waveguide has been designed. Experimental results at 75-110 GHz indicate good matching with metal waveguides (VSWR /spl les/1.13) and low insertion loss (0.05-0.35 dB for 47 mm dielectric section).
  • Keywords
    dielectric waveguides; losses; sapphire; waveguide transitions; 0.05 to 0.35 dB; 47 mm; 75 to 110 GHz; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; insertion loss; low-loss dielectric waveguides; low-loss sapphire waveguides; monocrystalline sapphire structure; transitions; Dielectric loss measurement; Dielectric losses; Dielectric materials; Directional couplers; Frequency; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Optical waveguides; Waveguide components; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1531-1309
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7260.928929
  • Filename
    928929