• DocumentCode
    2744341
  • Title

    Micromachined coplanar waveguides on thin HMDSN-membranes

  • Author

    Duwe, K. ; Hirsch, S. ; Judaschke, R. ; Muller, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Arbeitsbereich Halbleitertechnol., Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    12-15 Sept. 2000
  • Firstpage
    297
  • Lastpage
    298
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the fabrication of coplanar waveguides on thin dielectric membranes. The membranes deposited from hexamethyldisilazane were fabricated by structuring the underlying silicon with micromachining techniques. A transition from membrane-based coplanar waveguide to silicon-based coplanar waveguide for Ka-band has been designed, fabricated and characterized. A transition from membrane-based coplanar waveguide to rectangular waveguide has been evaluated and realised for D-band.
  • Keywords
    coplanar waveguides; membranes; micromachining; organic compounds; rectangular waveguides; waveguide transitions; D-band; HMDSN film; Ka-band; Si; coplanar waveguide; dielectric membrane; fabrication; hexamethyldisilazane; micromachining; rectangular waveguide; silicon substrate; waveguide transition; Biomembranes; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectric substrates; Etching; Plasma applications; Plasma measurements; Plasma waves; Rectangular waveguides; Silicon; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 25th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing, China
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6513-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2000.893040
  • Filename
    893040