Lithographic dipole antenna properties at 10 μm wavelength:: Comparison of method-of-moments predictions with experiment

被引:6
作者
Grossman, EN
Koch, JA
Reintsema, CD
Green, A
机构
[1] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Boulder, CO 80303 USA
[2] Sci Applicat Int Corp, Maclean, VA USA
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES | 1998年 / 19卷 / 06期
关键词
dipole; method-of-moments; lithographic antenna;
D O I
10.1023/A:1022620322622
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Dipole antennas designed for operation at 10 mu m wavelength have been fabricated by optical lithography and their properties measured by detection of CO2 laser radiation in integrated thin-film bolometers. We find a remarkably strong increase in cross-polarized signal as the antenna linewidth is increased. The measured beam pattern is a saddle point at broadside (local minimum in the H-plane, local maximum in the E-plane) as predicted by standard method-of-moments theory.
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页码:817 / 825
页数:9
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