Title :
Infrared Linear Tapered Slot Antenna
Author :
Florence, Louis A. ; Slovick, Brian A. ; Kinzel, Edward C. ; Bean, Jeffrey A. ; Boreman, Glenn D.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers (CREOL), Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
fDate :
7/3/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
For the first time, a tapered slot antenna coupled to a metal-oxide-metal (MOM) diode is designed, fabricated, and characterized at an infrared wavelength of 10.6 μm. Polarization ratio was measured to be approximately 6.7:1. The antenna´s radiation pattern shows beamwidth symmetry between the E-plane and the H-plane data, having full width at half-maximum beamwidths of 45 ° and 30 °, respectively.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic coupling; electromagnetic wave polarisation; linear antennas; slot antennas; E-plane data; H-plane data; antenna radiation pattern; beamwidth symmetry; half maximum beamwidth; infrared linear tapered slot antenna; infrared wavelength; metal-oxide-metal diode; polarization ratio; wavelength 10.6 mum; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Measurement by laser beam; Metals; Slot antennas; Antenna radiation pattern; infrared detector; thin film devices;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2011.2176904
