Matching of quasioptical open resonators with waveguide feeders

We consider a semisymmetric open resonator (OR) included in a waveguide feeder, in which the first higher-order mode is excited. We show that a high efficiency of excitation of the mode can be achieved by appropriate choice of coupler dimensions due to the matching of structures of the exciting and operating fields. We analyze the behavior of the resonance reflection and transmission coefficients as well as the loaded Q-factor of an OR as functions of the parameters of one-dimensional E-polarized diffraction gratings located in a coupler aperture with dimensions of a few of wavelengths. Calculations are made with allowance for the resonance and excitation losses. The numerical results differ from the experimental data by no more than 13%, which allows one to construct open resonance systems with the required properties by changing the parameters of diffraction gratings in the coupler aperture. Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkov, Ukraine Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 325–334, September, 2000.     

Ohmic selection in open coaxial resonators: An experimental study

A study of ohmic selective properties of open coaxial cylindrical resonators has been conducted experimentally and compared with theory. The resonator consists of an inner cylinder made of silicon carbide symmetrically located inside an outer cylindrical, tube shaped waveguide. Several fundamental TE modes were identified over the range 9 to 17 GHz through measurements of the resonant frequencies and the associated quality factors. Mode discrimination is achieved both by exploring selective ohmic effects and examining the electrodynamical properties of the coaxial cylindrical waveguide. The effectiveness of a silicon carbide coaxial insert in providing ohmic mode selection is demonstrated in that the totalQ factors of TE _mp modes with radial indexp2 become well below the quality factors for surface TE _m1 modes. It has been verified that both structure and number of resonant modes are strongly dependent on the diameter and the resistivity of the coaxial insert.     

A quasioptical doubler-array

The design of a planar quasioptical doubler configuration with an output frequency of 290 GHz is presented. Frequency conversion is realized with a monolithic Schottky — varactor array. Coupling of electromagnetic energy from beam waveguide to chip and vice versa is carried out with integrated antenna arrays. Electromagnetic field calculations describe coupling effects between the single array elements. RF—measurements of multiplier performance are also presented.     

Ohmic quality of resonators shaped by corrugated guide sections at frequencies near bragg stop bands

The effect of ohmic loss decrease in corrugated waveguide is studied for the case of period, equal to half of longitudinal wave length (so called π-type oscillations). As demonstrated, in periodical guide there are π-type waves with ohmic quality growing approximatelly as a cube of guide radius, which looks very attractive for different applications.     

Interference effects between modes in open resonators

Interference effects between modes in open-resonators may seriously modify the resonance characteristics. Constructive and destructive interference may take place. For multimode conditions many path lengths exhibit resonance modification.Work supported by the U. K. Science Research Council.     

Photothermal effects in passive fiber Bragg grating resonators

Photothermal effects in passive Fabry-Perot resonators are caused by the conversion of circulating optical energy into heat as a result of absorption. This results in thermal change in the resonator's optical path length, the round-trip phase, and hence the resonance condition. We describe a simplified dynamic numerical model for photothermal effects in passive fiber Bragg grating resonators and present results of their experimental observation.     

Geometric effects on thermoelastic damping in MEMS resonators

The effects of geometry on the energy dissipation induced by thermoelastic damping in MEMS resonators are investigated numerically using a finite element formulation. The perturbation analysis is applied to derive a linear eigenvalue equation for the exponentially decaying rate of the mechanical oscillation. The analysis also involves a Fourier method that reduces the dimensionality of the problem and considerably improves the computational efficiency. The method is first validated by comparing the two-dimensional model to the existing analytical solutions for a simply supported beam system, and then it is extended to a three-dimensional axisymmetric geometry to obtain the energy loss as a function of the geometric parameters in a silicon ring resonator. The computational results reveal that there is a peak value for the resonant frequency when the radial width of the ring varies. In addition, the quality factor (Q-factor) decreases with the radial width as a monotonic function.     

Whisker-contacted diode-multipliers as quasioptical SMMW-arrays

Starting from a SMMW-multiplier design with quasioptical output two different multiplier compounds are presented. These new multipliers consist of a quasioptical antenna array in the output circuit which acts as a tunable power combiner. The multipliers work as quadruplers with an output frequency of 600 GHz. In all constructions the pump energy is fed into the diodes by a screened waveguide network. Optimum configurations for all arrays concerning quasioptical power combining are calculated and a theoretical comparison between the different multiplying conceptions is made. Finally some characteristic measurements of the quasioptical quadruplers are illustrated.This work was proposed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Brand under DFG research project Br 522/12. The author gratefully acknowledges the help of H. Froitzheim and U. Wohlrab who worked within their diploma thesis on the realization of the different multiplier arrays. Special thanks to G. Bauer, L. Höpfel, J. Popp and H. Froitzheim for machining and contacting the presented multiplier setups.     

Jones matrix formalism for quasioptical EPR

The Jones matrix formalism that has been used to analyze quasioptical millimeter-wave circuits is extended for specific application to high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). A survey of general expressions for Jones matrices of elements commonly used in quasioptical EPR spectrometers is given. The Jones matrix representations of quasioptical transmission and reflection cavities are derived, and their relationship to the equivalent circuit and transmission line representations used for conventional EPR cavities is demonstrated. The formalism is applied to selected quasioptical EPR spectrometer designs and experimental tests of the formalism are presented for two configurations of a quasioptical spectrometer operating at 220 GHz.     

Broadband IF matching for quasioptical mixers

Everyone recognizes the need to drive symmetric quasioptical antennas in a symmetric way to maintain clean antenna patterns; in this note we report on the advantages of bringing out the IF in a symmetric (balanced) way as well. The main difference in IF circuits between waveguide and open structure mixers is that the quasioptical mixers are usually also open at IF wavelengths, so IF currents can flow on the outside of the mixer mounting structures. We measured these surface currents and their associated resonances on a scale model of our mixer block for a 690 GHz SIS mixer. Bringing the IF off the mixer with a balanced circuit solves the surface current problems, yielding a broad bandwidth with predictable impedances. We successfully tested an octave bandwidth IF matching circuit for open structure mixers that incorporates a commercial 180° hybrid at cryogenic temperatures. We also found that surface currents are not significant for corner cube mixers because they generate their own balancing currents.     

Cryogenic operation of submillimeter quasioptical mixers

We report here the first results obtained by cooling a submillimeter quasioptical mixer, utilizing a Schottky diode in a corner reflector mixer structure. Measurements have been carried out at a wavelength of 434 microns. The diode inverse slope parameter V_o at low current decreases by a factor of 3 upon cooling to 50 K while the minimum system noise temperature of 5600 K (SSB), including the IF contribution, demonstrates a reduction of approximately 40% from the ambient temperature value. We also report improved system noise temperatures at 184 m and 119 m wavelengths of 38000 K and 64000 K (SSB), respectively.This work was supported by the Army Research Office and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research     

Electrode effects on general modes in high-overtone bulk acoustic resonators

Generally, in theoretical calculations of high-overtone bulk acoustic resonators (HBAR), metal electrode effects were always ignored. However, the acoustical impedance, thickness and loss of the electrodes affect practically the performances of HBAR operating at high-frequency. For very high-frequency cases, the thickness of the metal electrode is always on the same order of that of the piezo-film and the electrode effects on modes cannot be negligible. In this paper, based on the resonance frequency spectra and Butterworth Van Dyke equivalent circuit of HBAR, the effects of the material, loss, and thickness of the electrodes on the figure of merit, effective electromechanical coupling factor, quality factor, etc. are analyzed. It is demonstrated that the performance of HBAR can also be optimized by using the electrodes with proper impedance, loss and thickness.