Doychinov, VO orcid.org/0000-0001-6730-0057, Steenson, DP, Abadi, AM et al. (1 more author) (2016) Low-Cost Method for Waveguide Device Components Fabrication at 220 – 325 GHz. In: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT 2016). ICMMT 2016, 05-08 Jun 2016, Beijing, China. IEEE ISBN 978-1-4673-8983-9
Abstract
This work explores a rapid design and manufacturing approach to realize complex 3D pillar type filter and transmission line structures for applications in the 220 - 325 GHz range and which cannot be economically reproduced by conventional machining processes or present rapid prototyping methods. The significance of this investigation is that at sub-millimetre-wave or THz frequencies, where the waveguide features are less than 100μm and the skin depths are less than 200nm, the exact conductor shape and surface roughness have a significant electrical effect and any variations result in an important disagreement between the modelled and measured characteristics. This is a proof of concept validation of the rapid manufacturing approach and is aimed at paving the way to a range of THz passive waveguide components, where the availability and cost of such components is typically prohibitive and where the surface roughness is minimized and highly reproducible. Using this approach the fabrication times can be as rapid as a few days and can yield many hundreds of highly reproducible millimetre scale components.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Keywords: | Milling, Atmospheric measurements, Current measurement, Particle measurements, Irrigation, Plating |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Pollard Institute (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/M000419/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2016 10:44 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2018 03:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMMT.2016.7761736 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/ICMMT.2016.7761736 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100722 |