• DocumentCode
    3608201
  • Title

    Micromachined terahertz Fabry–Perot cavity highly directive antennas

  • Author

    Konstantinidis, Konstantinos ; Feresidis, Alexandros P. ; Yingtao Tian ; Xiaobang Shang ; Lancaster, Michael J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electron., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1436
  • Lastpage
    1443
  • Abstract
    The authors present the design and implementation of a new type of micromachined terahertz planar highly directive antenna based on a periodic partially reflective surface. The periodic surface and antenna are fabricated using SU-8 photoresist micromachining technology. The proposed antenna is based on a Fabry-Perot type resonant cavity which is formed by superimposing the periodic surface over a single waveguide-fed slot in a metallic ground at a distance of about half wavelength. Simulations and measurements of the antenna performance are presented.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeds; directive antennas; micromachining; micromechanical devices; photoresists; slot antennas; submillimetre wave antennas; terahertz wave devices; Fabry-Perot type resonant cavity; SU-8 photoresist micromachining technology; metallic ground; micromachined terahertz Fabry-Perot cavity highly directive antenna; periodic partially reflective surface; single waveguide-fed slot;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwaves, Antennas Propagation, IET
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1751-8725
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/iet-map.2014.0555
  • Filename
    7296749