Title :
An interconnected 2D-TM EBG structure for millimeter and submillimeter waves
Author :
Schuster, Michael ; Klein, Norbert ; Ruther, Patrick ; Trautmann, Achim ; Paul, Oliver ; Kuzel, Petr ; Kadlec, Filip
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Thin Films & Interfaces, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany
fDate :
7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Due to their unique properties, electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) materials are of high interest for applications in communication technology for many frequency bands from microwave up to optical frequencies. We have investigated in both simulation and experiment a two dimensionally periodic EBG structure made by reactive ion etching of silicon with a bandgap for transverse magnetic waves in the millimeter wave range around 100 GHz. The structure comprises both a large bandgap and a high mechanical stability due to interconnecting dielectric bridges.
Keywords :
millimetre waves; numerical analysis; optical communication; optical materials; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; silicon; sputter etching; submillimetre waves; Si; communication technology; interconnected 2D-TM structure; interconnecting dielectric bridges; mechanical stability; millimeter waves; periodic electromagnetic bandgap materials; reactive ion etching; silicon etching; submillimeter waves; terahertz waves; transverse magnetic waves; Communications technology; Frequency; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Optical materials; Particle beam optics; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Submillimeter wave communication; Submillimeter wave technology; Electromagnetic bandgap; microwave; millimeter wave; photonic crystal; silicon etching; terahertz;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
DOI :
10.1109/JSAC.2005.851179
