Periodic-surface-lattice cavities for millimetre-wave Cherenkov sources

Author

MacLachlan, A.J. ; Phipps, A.R. ; Robertson, Craig W. ; Konoplev, I.V. ; Cross, Adrian W. ; Phelps, Alan D. R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

9-11 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A two-dimensional (2D) periodic surface lattice (PSL) can be obtained by creating shallow periodic perturbations on a metal surface. When the individual lattice elements are synchronised by coupled volume and surface fields eigenmodes can be formed. Cavities based on a PSL of cylindrical topology have been studied and an analytical description of the dispersive properties of the cavity is presented. Under certain conditions these dispersive properties demonstrate the potential to create novel Cherenkov sources of coherent high power radiation.

Keywords

Cherenkov counters; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; millimetre wave devices; perturbation techniques; 2D PSL; coherent high power radiation; coupled volume field eigenmode; cylindrical topology; dispersive property; lattice elements; millimetre-wave Cherenkov sources; periodic-surface-lattice cavity; shallow periodic perturbations; surface field eigenmode; two-dimensional periodic surface lattice; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Dispersion; Lattices; Optical surface waves; Surface waves; Topology; Cherenkov sources; millimetre-wave; periodic-surface-lattice;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), 2013 6th UK, Europe, China

Conference_Location

Rome, Italy

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UCMMT.2013.6641520

Filename

6641520