3-D printed 1.1 THz waveguides
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Abstract:
For the first time, 3D printed metal-pipe rectangular waveguides (MPRWGs) have been demonstrated in the WM-380 (500-750 GHz) and WM-250 (750 GHz-1.1 THz) waveguide bands. The ultra-high spatial resolution offered by the new RECILS additive manufacturing technology enables the precision fabrication of these prototype MPRWGs at such high frequencies. This enabling technology avoids the need for access to expensive microfabrication resources and, thus, opens up the terahertz spectrum to the low-cost manufacture of passive components.
For the first time, 3D printed metal-pipe rectangular waveguides (MPRWGs) have been demonstrated in the WM-380 (500-750 GHz) and WM-250 (750 GHz-1.1 THz) waveguide bands. The ultra-high spatial resolution offered by the new RECILS additive manufacturing technology enables the precision fabrication of these prototype MPRWGs at such high frequencies. This enabling technology avoids the need for access to expensive microfabrication resources and, thus, opens up the terahertz spectrum to the low-cost manufacture of passive components.
Date Issued
2017-02-15
Date Acceptance
2017-02-08
Citation
Electronics Letters, 2017, 53 (7), pp.471-473
ISSN
0013-5194
Publisher
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Start Page
471
End Page
473
Journal / Book Title
Electronics Letters
Volume
53
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2017 The Institution of Engineering and Technology. This paper is a postprint of a paper submitted to and accepted for publication in Electronic Letters and is subject to Institution of Engineering and Technology Copyright. The copy of record is available at IET Digital Library.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/M001121/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
rectangular waveguides
submillimetre wave circuits
millimetre wave circuits
passive networks
printed circuits
3D printed metal-pipe rectangular waveguide
MPRWG
WM-250
WM-380
RECILS additive manufacturing technology
microfabrication resource
passive component
frequency 500 GHz to 1
1 THz
0906 Electrical And Electronic Engineering
0801 Artificial Intelligence And Image Processing
1005 Communications Technologies
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Publication Status
Published