Flexible waveguides having a ceramic core surrounded by a lower dielectric constant cladding for terahertz applications

    公开(公告)号:US11342649B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US17001909

    申请日:2020-08-25

    IPC分类号: H01P3/16 G02B6/10 H01P11/00

    摘要: The THz waveguides disclosed herein are used to transmit signals having a THz frequency in the range from 0.1 THz to 10 THz and include an alumina core surrounded by an optional cladding. The core may have a diameter (D1) in the range from 10 μm to 500 μm and may be comprised of a ceramic ribbon having a dielectric constant (Dk). The optional cladding may have a dielectric constant (Dk) less than the core. The THz waveguides can be formed using a continuous firing process and nano-perforation technology that enables access to a wide form factor range. In one example, rectangular waveguides, or ribbons, may be fabricated in the 10 μm to 200 μm thick range at widths in the range from sub-millimeters to several meters and lengths in the range from millimeters to several hundred meters.