• DocumentCode
    2192472
  • Title

    Metal mesh couplers using optical tunneling effect at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths

  • Author

    Bae, J. ; Jung-Chih Chiao ; Mizuno, K. ; Rutledge, D.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    23-27 May 1994
  • Firstpage
    787
  • Abstract
    A new metal mesh coupler that makes use of a tunneling effect of evanescent waves between a metal mesh and a dielectric plate, has been proposed as a quasi-optical component for millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. Theoretical calculation and experimental measurement performed from 40 GHz to 60 GHz show that the transmittance of the coupler can be changed more than 50% for the variation of a spacing less than 0.18 mm between a capacitive mesh and a silicon plate at around 57 GHz.<>
  • Keywords
    optical couplers; submillimetre wave devices; tunnelling; waveguide couplers; 40 to 60 GHz; Si; capacitive mesh; dielectric plate; evanescent waves; metal mesh couplers; millimeter wavelengths; optical tunneling; quasi-optical component; silicon plate; submillimeter wavelengths; transmittance; Couplers; Dielectric measurements; Optical surface waves; Performance evaluation; Silicon; Submillimeter wave propagation; Tunneling; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1778-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335238
  • Filename
    335238