Title :
330 GHz helically corrugated waveguide
Author :
Woskov, Paul P. ; Nanni, Emilio A. ; Shapiro, Michael A. ; Jawla, Sudheer K. ; Hummelt, Jason S. ; Temkin, Richard J. ; Barnes, Alexander B.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Sci. & Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Corrugated waveguide made with a tap can significantly lower fabrication costs. A 330 GHz, 19 mm i.d., 4.5 m long brass circular waveguide was tapped and tested. Transmission measurements were compared with models that take into account the shape of the corrugation.
Keywords :
brass; circular waveguides; optical fabrication; optical testing; optical waveguides; CuZn; brass circular waveguide; frequency 330 GHz; helically corrugated waveguide; size 4.5 m; Conductivity; Loss measurement; Power transmission lines; Propagation losses; Rectangular waveguides; Shape; Transmission line measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105103
