Corrugated Rectangular Waveguide Tunable Backward Wave Oscillator for Terahertz Applications

Author

Mineo, Mauro ; Paoloni, Claudio

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Volume

57

Issue

6

fYear

2010

fDate

6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1481

Lastpage

1484

Abstract

A tunable backward wave oscillator (BWO) for terahertz applications is proposed. The use of a corrugated rectangular waveguide as the slow-wave structure permits relevant performance together with full compatibility with microfabrication technologies. The design, done using an analytical electromagnetic model, is fully verified by 3-D particle-in-cell simulations. A 20% tuning bandwidth is obtained at a central frequency of 1 THz, demonstrating more than 100-mW output power.

Keywords

backward wave oscillators; microfabrication; rectangular waveguides; slow wave structures; terahertz waves; 3D particle-in-cell simulations; corrugated rectangular waveguide; frequency 1 THz; microfabrication technology; slow-wave structure; terahertz applications; tunable backward wave oscillator; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Oscillators; Rectangular waveguides; Submillimeter wave technology; Tuning; Backward wave oscillator (BWO); corrugated waveguide; slow-wave structure (SWS); terahertz; vacuum devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TED.2010.2045678

Filename

5447683