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Metal 3D printed D-Band waveguide to surface wave transition

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2022-03-11

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2020

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Freer, Suzanna
Martinez, Rafael
Hanham, Stephen M.
Attallah, Moataz M.

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IEEE
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Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena
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The coupling efficiency between free space waves and surface waves is low, narrowband, or both. Highly efficient broadband (better than 20% fractional bandwidth) coupling from waveguide modes can be achieved through sophisticated transitions whose fabrication can be enabled through additive manufacturing (e.g. selective laser melting). Here, we present alternative metallic transitions designed to couple the fundamental mode of a D-band waveguide to the fundamental transversemagnetic surface mode supported by a periodic metal corrugated grating. Simulations of the coupling process and initial measurements have been undertaken.

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Surface waves, D-band waveguide

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Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzaren / Institute of Smart Cities - ISC / Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación

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Work supported by EPSRC [Grant No. EP/S018395/1, Studentship No. 2137478], the Royal Society [Grant No. RSG/R1/180040], and the University of Birmingham [Birmingham Fellowship].

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