Dielectric Fibres for Low-Loss Transmission of Millimetre Waves and its Application in Couplers and Splitters

被引：40

作者：

Joerdens, Christian ^{[1
]}

Chee, Kin Lien ^{[2
]}

Al-Naib, Ibraheem A. I. ^{[1
]}

Pupeza, Ioachim ^{[3
]}

Peik, Soeren ^{[2
]}

Wenke, Gerhard ^{[2
]}

Koch, Martin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tech Univ Carolo Wilhelmina Braunschweig, Inst Hochfrequenztech, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany

[2] Hsch Bremen, Fachbereich Fak Elektrotech & Informat, D-28199 Bremen, Germany

[3] Max Planck Inst Quantum Opt, D-85748 Garching, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF INFRARED MILLIMETER AND TERAHERTZ WAVES | 2010年 / 31卷 / 02期

关键词：

Dielectric waveguide; Splitter; 3-dB coupler; SUBWAVELENGTH PLASTIC FIBER; TERAHERTZ; GUIDES;

D O I：

10.1007/s10762-009-9568-5

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

We present a dielectric fibre and two splitters made of polyethylene, which are well suited for the guidance of millimeter waves. A successful construction of a 3-dB coupler and a 1x4 splitter is reported. The fibre has a diameter of 3 mm and offers a very low absorption of 0.03 dB/cm at a frequency of 70 GHz. Since the radiation is guided mainly inside the fibre, the waveguide is insensitive to mechanical contact. The fibre has been tested to work effectively for frequencies up to 300 GHz. Therefore, such fibres and derived devices are relevant for practical applications such as endoscopes and fibre arrays. The use of fibre arrays can for example increase the measurement speed in continuous wave imaging.

引用

页码：214 / 220

页数：7

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