Design and characterization of mesoscopic dielectric cuboid antenna for operation in WR-3.4 waveguide bandwidth (220–330 GHz)

Autor: Towa Ohno, Ayumu Yabuki, Keizo Inagaki, Atsushi Kanno, Junichi Nakajima, Norihiko Sekine, Shintaro Hisatake
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42640-x
Popis: Abstract We designed a mesoscopic dielectric cuboid antenna connected to a flangeless WR-3.4 open-ended waveguide, and the antenna characteristics at 300 GHz were examined through simulations and experiments. Simulations confirmed that the flangeless design eliminated the flange-induced ripples in the radiation pattern, whose shape varied with frequency, and that the antenna operated in the full bandwidth of the WR-3.4 waveguide (220–330 GHz). Prototypes were then fabricated based on the simulation findings. A prototype with an antenna aperture area of 1.5 mm $$\times$$ × 1.5 mm and an antenna length of 2.35 mm exhibited an antenna gain of 17.2 dBi at 300 GHz and a voltage standing wave ratio of less than 1.5 throughout the WR-3.4 waveguide bandwidth. The level of the side lobes at about $$\pm 30$$ ± 30 degrees in the E-plane pattern was approximately $$-10$$ - 10 dB that of the main lobe. Therefore, the proposed antenna, connected to a flangeless waveguide, is a promising antenna for use in future short-range high-speed terahertz wireless applications such as kiosk downloads and board-to-board communication.
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