Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 23, Issue 1, 6(2025)
A W-band waveguide termination based on nickel SSPPs
The electromagnetic losses of nickel waveguides in the submillimeter wave frequency band are measured, and a waveguide terminator based on nickel Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SSPPs) is designed for multi-port waveguide device measurements and power divider port isolation. The waveguide employs a simple and compact antisymmetric rectangular probe structure to efficiently couple electromagnetic energy from the waveguide to a microstrip, which is then transmitted to a comb-like SSPPs terminator. The microstrip circuit and SSPPs circuit are fabricated on a quartz substrate, with the metal circuit being electroplated metal nickel. Utilizing the band-stop characteristics of SSPPs and the high-frequency high-loss properties of metal nickel, the attenuation and absorption of electromagnetic energy are achieved. The proposed nickel SSPPs waveguide terminator is experimentally validated in the W-band (75~110 GHz). The experimental results indicate that the Return Loss of this waveguide terminator exceeds 15 dB across the entire W-band, with a corresponding electromagnetic absorption rate of over 96.8%.
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ZHANG Bo, ZHANG Yong, ZHU Huali. A W-band waveguide termination based on nickel SSPPs[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2025, 23(1): 6
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Received: Aug. 9, 2024
Accepted: Feb. 25, 2025
Published Online: Feb. 25, 2025
The Author Email: ZHANG Yong (yongzhang@uestc.edu.cn)