TY - JOUR
T1 - Design of a Dielectric Rod Waveguide Antenna Array for Millimeter Waves
AU - Rivera-Lavado, Alejandro
AU - García-Muñoz, Luis Enrique
AU - Generalov, Andrey
AU - Lyubchenko, Dmitry
AU - Abdalmalak, Kerlos Atia
AU - Llorente-Romano, Sergio
AU - García-Lampérez, Alejandro
AU - Segovia-Vargas, Daniel
AU - Räisänen, Antti V.
PY - 2017/1
Y1 - 2017/1
N2 - In this manuscript, the use of dielectric rod waveguide (DRW) antennas in the millimeter and sub-millimeter wave range is presented as a solution for covering two issues: getting more radiated power and filling a technological gap problem in the terahertz band, namely a fully electronic beam steering. A 4x4 element array working at 100 GHz fed by a rectangular waveguide is manufactured and measured for showing its capabilities. This topology can be used as a cost-affordable alternative to dielectric lenses in photomixer-based terahertz sources.
AB - In this manuscript, the use of dielectric rod waveguide (DRW) antennas in the millimeter and sub-millimeter wave range is presented as a solution for covering two issues: getting more radiated power and filling a technological gap problem in the terahertz band, namely a fully electronic beam steering. A 4x4 element array working at 100 GHz fed by a rectangular waveguide is manufactured and measured for showing its capabilities. This topology can be used as a cost-affordable alternative to dielectric lenses in photomixer-based terahertz sources.
KW - Dielectric rod waveguide (DRW)
KW - DRW antenna
KW - DRW antenna array
KW - Millimeter wave
KW - Photomixer
KW - Terahertz
KW - THz antenna
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84988369522&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10762-016-0310-9
DO - 10.1007/s10762-016-0310-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84988369522
SN - 1866-6892
VL - 38
SP - 33
EP - 46
JO - JOURNAL OF INFRARED MILLIMETER AND TERAHERTZ WAVES
JF - JOURNAL OF INFRARED MILLIMETER AND TERAHERTZ WAVES
IS - 1
ER -