Title : 
Single flange 2-port design for THz integrated circuit S-parameter characterization
         
        
            Author : 
Hanning, Johanna ; Stenarson, J. ; Yhland, K. ; Sobis, P. ; Bryllert, Tomas ; Stake, Jan
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Gigahertz Centre, Goteborg, Sweden
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A single flange 2-port TRL calibration and measurement setup for accurate THz S-parameter characterization of integrated membrane circuit devices is proposed. The proposed setup facilitates shorter access waveguides, which greatly improves the calibration uncertainty.
         
        
            Keywords : 
S-parameters; calibration; integrated circuit design; submillimetre wave integrated circuits; terahertz wave devices; waveguides; THz integrated circuit S-parameter characterization; access waveguides; calibration uncertainty; integrated membrane circuit devices; measurement setup; single flange 2-port TRL calibration; single flange 2-port design; Calibration; Fabrication; Flanges; Reflection; Scattering parameters; Standards; Uncertainty;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Mainz
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665800