Silicon micromachined high-contrast artificial dielectrics for millimeter-wave transformation optics antennas

N Garcia, W Bai, T Twahirwa… - … on Antennas and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
N Garcia, W Bai, T Twahirwa, D Connelly, J Chisum
2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation …, 2017ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transformation optics methods and gradient index electromagnetic structures rely upon
spatially varied arbitrary permittivity. This, along with recent interest in millimeter-wave lens-
based antennas demands high spatial resolution dielectric variation. Perforated media have
been used to fabricate gradient index structures from microwaves to THz but are often
limited in contrast. We show that by employing regular polygon unit-cells (hexagon, square,
and triangle) on matched lattices we can realize very high contrast permittivity ranging from …
Transformation optics methods and gradient index electromagnetic structures rely upon spatially varied arbitrary permittivity. This, along with recent interest in millimeter-wave lens-based antennas demands high spatial resolution dielectric variation. Perforated media have been used to fabricate gradient index structures from microwaves to THz but are often limited in contrast. We show that by employing regular polygon unit-cells (hexagon, square, and triangle) on matched lattices we can realize very high contrast permittivity ranging from 0.1-1.0 of the background permittivity. Silicon micromachining (Bosch process) is performed on high resistivity Silicon wafers to achieve a minimum permittivity of 1.25 (10% of Silicon) in the WR28 waveguide band, specifically targeting the proposed 39GHz 5G communications band. The method is valid into the THz band.
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