Title :
Electromagnetic crystal based components for terahertz characterization and applications
Author :
Wu, Ziran ; Ng, Wei-Ren ; Gehm, Michael ; Xin, Hao
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Various electromagnetic crystal (EMXT) based THz components, including filter/reflector, waveguide, antenna, and transition structure to planar circuits are proposed and simulated. Several of them have been fabricated via a THz rapid prototyping technique, and the measurements show very good consistency with the simulations. Potential integrated THz micro-systems, as well as THz integrated circuit (IC) characterization fixtures, could be constructed using these components. The layer-by-layer printing virtue of the rapid prototyping technique may enable the integration and packaging of various THz components in a systematic manner.
Keywords :
rapid prototyping (industrial); submillimetre wave antennas; submillimetre wave filters; submillimetre wave integrated circuits; waveguides; antenna; electromagnetic crystal based components; filter; layer-by-layer printing; planar circuits; potential integrated THz micro-systems; rapid prototyping; reflector; terahertz applications; terahertz characterization; transition structure; waveguide; Dielectrics; Horn antennas; Integrated circuit modeling; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Waveguide transitions; Terahertz; electromagnetic crystal; rapid prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), 2011 IEEE 11th Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8060-9
DOI :
10.1109/SIRF.2011.5719337
