Title :
A Rectangular-Waveguide Contacting Sliding Short for Terahertz Frequency Applications
Author :
Stanec, J.R. ; Barker, N.S.
Author_Institution :
Charles L. Brown Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents and refines a rectangular-waveguide sliding-short design that is resistant to mechanical disturbances and yields excellent voltage standing-wave ratio (VSWR). The design relies on a contacting design in which the sliding short is allowed to contact the waveguide broadwall while preventing contact with the sidewalls. Using an E -plane high-Z /low-Z design that is amenable to microfabrication techniques, prototypes are fabricated and measured at X -band, WR-10, and WR-3.4 (10, 100, and 300 GHz) with measured VSWR of over 160:1 for X -band and WR-10 and 60:1 for WR-3.4.
Keywords :
microfabrication; rectangular waveguides; E-plane; VSWR; WR-10; WR-3.4; X-band; contacting design; frequency 10 GHz; frequency 100 GHz; frequency 300 GHz; high-Z-low-Z design; mechanical disturbances; microfabrication techniques; rectangular-waveguide contacting sliding short; terahertz frequency applications; voltage standing-wave ratio; waveguide broadwall; Equations; Integrated circuit modeling; Machining; Mathematical model; Planar waveguides; Radio frequency; Rectangular waveguides; Micromachining; millimeter-wave phase shifters; rectangular waveguides; submillimeter-wave phase shifters; tunable devices;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2013.2248016
