Author:
Ohno Towa,Yabuki Ayumu,Inagaki Keizo,Kanno Atsushi,Nakajima Junichi,Sekine Norihiko,Hisatake Shintaro
Abstract
AbstractWe 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.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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