• DocumentCode
    2712163
  • Title

    Return loss measurement of a microfabricated slow-wave structure for backward-wave oscillation

  • Author

    Baik, Chan-Wook ; Jun, So Yeon ; Ahn, Ho Young ; Hong, Seogwoo ; Lee, Joo Ho ; Kim, Yongsung ; Lee, Sang Hun ; Yu, SeGi ; Kim, Jong-Min

  • Author_Institution
    Samsung Adv. Inst. of Technol., Yongin, South Korea
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-10 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Precise measurement on the RF return loss was performed for a microfabricated slow-wave structure. The interaction circuit was designed to operate at 100 GHz of W-band frequency. A deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) showed a good side-wall profile but inaccurately curved bottom surface. The result represents that the etch rate was strongly dependent on the mask-opening area, which caused a frequency shift of about 5%.
  • Keywords
    backward wave oscillators; slow wave structures; sputter etching; DRIE; RF return loss; backward-wave oscillation; deep reactive ion etching; frequency 100 GHz; microfabricated slow-wave structure; return loss measurement; Atmospheric measurements; Electromagnetic waveguides; Integrated circuit modeling; Loss measurement; Micromechanical devices; Oscillators; Particle measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612565
  • Filename
    5612565