Toward wide-band low-loss gap-waveguide-integrated grid amplifiers

A. Aljarosha; A.B. Smolders; M. Ivashina; R. Maaskant

doi:10.1109/ISANP.2017.8228732

Toward wide-band low-loss gap-waveguide-integrated grid amplifiers

A. Aljarosha, A.B. Smolders, M. Ivashina, R. Maaskant

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Abstract

A passive W-band 19-channel spatial power splitter/combiner is presented, for the applications in grid amplifiers design. The design employs a linear array of chip-to-air-filled waveguide contactless connections, and are directly integrated within a single-layer. The meta-material-based gap waveguide is used; it enables a low-loss low-profile solution. The quasi-optical beamformer gives rise to a parallel-plate planar waveguide field which excites an array of contactless chip-to-waveguide transitions via step-tapered ridge gap waveguides. The other beamformer restores the field distribution (after amplification) and excites a wave going towards the waveguide output. Furthermore, the gap waveguide technology isolates the amplifiers from one another and provides a packaging solution in a single unit. The simulated return loss of the back-to-back structure is larger than 12 dB, while the insertion loss is smaller than 1.2 dB over the entire W-band (75–110 GHz)

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2017
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-0465-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-0466-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISANP.2017.8228732
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2017
Event	2017 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP 2017) - Phuket, Thailand Duration: 30 Oct 2017 → 2 Nov 2017 Conference number: 22 http://www.isap2017.org/

Conference

Conference	2017 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP 2017)
Abbreviated title	ISAP 2017
Country/Territory	Thailand
City	Phuket
Period	30/10/17 → 2/11/17
Internet address	http://www.isap2017.org/

Keywords

Optical waveguides, Waveguide transitions, Planar waveguides, System-on-chip, Packaging
spatial power combining
electromagnetic packaging
Waveguide transition
integration
gap waveguide technology

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Aljarosha, A , Smolders, AB, Ivashina, M & Maaskant, R 2017, Toward wide-band low-loss gap-waveguide-integrated grid amplifiers. in 2017 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2017., 8228732, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 1-2, 2017 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP 2017), Phuket, Thailand, 30/10/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISANP.2017.8228732

Toward wide-band low-loss gap-waveguide-integrated grid amplifiers. / Aljarosha, A.; Smolders, A.B.; Ivashina, M. et al.
2017 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2017. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. p. 1-2 8228732.

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