Development of Silicon Micromachined Microlens Antennas at 1.9 THz

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Development of Silicon Micromachined Microlens Antennas at 1.9 THz

Journal Article (2017)

Author(s)

Maria Alonso-Delpino (California Institute of Technology)

Theodore Reck (California Institute of Technology)

Cecile Jung-Kubiak (California Institute of Technology)

Choonsup Lee (California Institute of Technology)

Goutam Chattopadhyay (California Institute of Technology)

Antenna Submillimeter wave Lens Leaky-wave terahertz (THz) Microlens Shallow lens

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https://doi.org/10.1109/TTHZ.2017.2655340 Final published version

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Publication Year

2017

Language

English

Issue number

2

Volume number

7

Article number

7843602

Pages (from-to)

191-198

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180

Abstract

The development at 1.9 THz of a microlens antenna consisting of a leaky-wave waveguide feeding and a silicon microlens is presented in this paper. The antenna has excellent performances compared to horn antennas and can be fabricated entirely using silicon micromachining. Two antenna prototypes were developed: one with a 2.6-mm-diameter microlens and a directivity of 33.2 dB and the other with a 6.35-mm-diameter microlens and a directivity of 41.2 dB. Both prototypes were fabricated and measured, obtaining good agreements with simulations. The fabrication, assembly, and measurement process are explained and detailed in this paper.