Title :
Radiation pattern measurements of an integrated TEM horn antenna
Author :
Ducournau, Guillaume ; Beck, Alexandre ; Ducatteau, Damien ; Peytavit, Emilien ; Akalin, Tahsin ; Lampin, Jean-françois
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electron. de Microelectron. et de Nanotechnol., Univ. de Lille 1, Villeneuve d´´Ascq, France
Abstract :
A TEM horn antenna is integrated with a uni-travelling-carrier photodiode. Its radiation pattern is measured from 280 to 540 GHz thanks to a 1.55 μm photomixing set-up and a sub-harmonic mixer. The direction the main lobe shifts to a lower incidence when the frequency is increased.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; horn antennas; millimetre wave antennas; millimetre wave mixers; photodiodes; submillimetre wave antennas; submillimetre wave mixers; frequency 280 GHz to 540 GHz; integrated TEM horn antenna; main lobe shifts; photomixing set-up; radiation pattern; subharmonic mixer; unitravelling-carrier photodiode; wavelength 1.55 mum; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Brain modeling; Horn antennas; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612961
