Title :
Variable polarisation compensator using artificial dielectrics for millimetre and submillimetre waves
Author :
Drysdale, T.D. ; Chong, H.M.H. ; Blaikie, R.J. ; Cumming, D.R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Canterbury Univ., Christchurch, New Zealand
fDate :
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A variable polarisation compensator has been designed and demonstrated experimentally at 100 GHz. The device uses two silicon plates with interlocking artificial dielectric surfaces to produce a birefringence that varies with the separation distance. The experimental results indicate a maximum differential phase-shift of 74°, and show good agreement with computer simulations
Keywords :
birefringence; compensation; electromagnetic wave polarisation; millimetre wave devices; millimetre waves; silicon; submillimetre wave devices; submillimetre waves; 100 GHz; Si; Si plates; artificial dielectrics; birefringence; millimetre waves; separation distance; submillimetre waves; variable polarisation compensator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010112
