Abstract
A single layer, frequency selective surface based, sub-millimeter wave transmission polarizer is presented that converts incident slant linear 45° polarization into circular polarization upon transmission. The polarization convertor consists of a 30 mm diameter 10 thick silicon reinforced metalized screen containing 2700 resonator cells and perforated with nested split ring slot apertures. The screen was designed and optimized using CST Microwave Studio and predictions were validated experimentally by transmission measurements over the 250-365 GHz frequency range. This frequency range is used for remote environmental monitoring and 325 GHz represents a molecular emission line for H2O. The results obtained show good agreement between measured and modeled predictions. The measured 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth was 11.75%, measured minimum Axial Ratio was 0.19 dB and the measured insertion loss of the single layer screen was 3.38 dB.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2457-2459 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 26 Apr 2010 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01 Jul 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics