The solution of the characteristic equation of circular-rectangular groove guide

Circular-rectangular groove guide is a new type of structure we have presented for coupling between circular groove guide and rectangular groove guide. In this paper, as the continuity of our previous work, the characteristic equation of circular-rectangular groove guide has been solved and the numerical results have been given and discussed.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P. R. China     

Theoretical analysis of double circular groove guide

On the basis of the analysis of single circular groove guide, the field configuration of double circular groove guide has been investigated, its characteristic equation has been derived and its theoretical performances have also been discussed.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P. R. China     

Finite-element analysis of dispersion and loss characteristics of groove guide with arbitrary shapes

The dispersion and loss characteristics of groove guide with arbitrary shapes are analyzed with high-order finite element method. The effectiveness and the reliablity of the method are verified by the experiments and the results obtained by other methods. Groove guides with various groove shapes, such as rectangular, triangular, parabolic, elliptic and cosine functions, are investigated systematically. The calculating results show that the dispersion of groove guide with different groove shape is almost the same, however, the loss characteristics is rather different; among them, V-shape groove guide has the lowest loss which is about half of the rectangular one. All the curves and the data given in this paper can be used in designing elements and circuits of the groove guide.     

The wide band property of circular groove guide

According to the analyses of the moding properties of circular groove guide, the guide dimension for single mode operation is determined. Our results show that circular groove guide has the advantage of wide band.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P.R. China and National Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves Foundation of P. R. China     

Analytic method of arbitrary cross section open groove guide

Groove guide is one of the waveguides that have been used at millimeter and submillimeter waveband. This paper analyzes arbitrary groove guides by means of the eigen-weighted boundary integral equation method that uses the eigenfunctions of a fictitious regular boundary as weighting functions. In comparison with the theoretical and experimental results published, the numerical results for rectangular, circular and V-groove guides using this method are exact enough with fast convergence and less calculation.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P.R. China     

曲折圆形槽波导慢波系统的高频特性

 对曲折圆形槽波导新型慢波系统的高频特性进行了研究，通过理论分析和数值计算，得到了它的色散曲线和耦合阻抗表达式，并分析了结构参数变化对色散特性和耦合阻抗的影响。研究表明：当周期变小时色散减弱，耦合阻抗增加；而增大直波导长度时色散变弱，但同时耦合阻抗也会下降。因此较小的周期有利于改善曲折圆形槽波导慢波电路的高频特性。鉴于这种电路的耦合阻抗较低，可以适当地减小直波导长度来提高耦合阻抗。曲折槽波导结合了曲折波导散热能力强、色散特性好、容易加工和槽波导单模工作、低损耗、大尺寸等优点，在毫米波及亚毫米波段的行波管中具有较好的发展前景。     

Theoretical characteristic of asymmetric double circular groove guide

In order to get a better understanding of the coupling properties of asymmetric double circular groove guide, the characteristic equation of this structure has been solved and its theoretical curves has been given and discussed.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P.R.China     

Millimetric V-groove guide and components

A characteristic equation of single V-groove guide has been derived using the transverse resonance technique. This equation is much less complex and tedious to solve when compared with that obtained by the conformal mapping technique. The computed results are within 1% of the published experimental values for the cut-off wavelengths at X-band and 100 GHz. The present analytical approach is to approximate the central groove region by a large number of rectangular steps and the previously derived analytical solution for the rectangular-groove guide are applied to predict the propagation characteristics of single V-groove guide. A number of components in V-groove guide which have very similar characteristics to those of the rectangular-groove counter-part have been reviewed. It is noted that both the E-plane and H-plane cylindrical bends in both rectangular-groove and V-groove guides had unacceptably high-loss and a satisfactory solution have yet to be reached.     

Further analysis of asymmetric double circular groove guide

As the development of our previous discussion on asymmetric double circular groove guide, the second-order approximate characteristic equation of this structure has been derived. This analysis will give more accurate result.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P. R. China     

The dominant mode in closed circular groove guide

The structure of closed circular groove guide is similar to that of open circular groove guide, but it can prevent energy from leaking out of the guide. In this paper, the dominant mode in closed circular groove guide is considered. The characteristic equation is derived and solved and the results are discussed.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P. R. China and National Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves Foundation of P. R. China     

Coupling performance of closed double circular groove guide

Double circular groove guide is a simple structure which can be used to construct directional coupler. In this paper, the coupling property of two uniformly coupled circular groove guides is studied based on the transverse resonance analysing results of closed double circular groove guide.The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P.R. China     

The effect of tolerance on characteristic of circular groove guide

The variations in propagating characteristic of circular groove guide due to tolerance are analyzed by using eigen-weighted boundary integral equation method (EWBIEM). Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that as long as the tolerance of circular groove guide is not very large the variations in characteristic of circular groove guide are very small.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P.R. China     

Dominant mode characteristics of circular groove guide

Circular groove guide is a kind of waveguide for millimeter waves with low loss, large dimensions, and low dispersion. In this paper, the dominant mode characteristics of it is analysed. The technique that mode macthing method combines with point matching method is used to derive the Nth-order characteristic equation of the guide. The 1st order, 2nd order and 3rd order approximate curves that the normalized cutoff wavelength of circular groove guide varies with c/a are given. The attenuation curves are given at 1mm, 1.5mm and 3mm wavelength. The numerical results are in well agreement with the experimental results published.Supported by National Science Foundation of P. R. China     

A simple method improving the analyzing accuracy of circular groove guide

A simple method is introduced to improve the analysing accuracy of circular groove guide. With this method, the characteristic equation of circular groove guide is derived and its solution is given and discussed.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P.R.China     

Analysis of the leaky antenna based on the circular groove guide

The circular groove guide is one of several waveguides that will widely be used at millimeter and submillimeter waveband. The leaky antenna based on the circular groove guide is studied by the method based on a transverse equivalent network in this paper.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P.R. China     

Analysis of dispersion characteristics of groove guides with mode-matching method

Groove guide is widely recognized as one of the most promising millimeter wave transmission structures. In this paper, the mode-matching method is used to analyse the dispersion characteristics of single and asymmetrical double groove guides, and the unified formulae of Nth-order approximation dispersion equations are presented. Based on this analysis, a general program for calculating the dispersion characteristrics of single and asymmetrical double groove guides has been completed. Some comparisons between the results obtained by present method and published data show that very good agreement has been seen. The effectiveness and the reliability of the given formulae and program are thus verified.     

A study of radiation from circular groove guide horn

A novel horn antenna for millimeter waves based on circular groove guide is presented and investigated in this paper. Its radiation patterns are calculated by employing the aperture field method. The patterns obtained by experiment show agreement with calculated results.     

The characteristic equations of higher-order modes in circular groove guide

The characteristic equations of higher-order modes, including TE mode and TM mode, are derived in this paper. These equations are very useful for us to understand the mode distribution in circular groove guide.The Project Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P.R.China     

An efficient image guide mode launcher

A three section efficient mode launcher for converting TE₁₀ mode of rectangular wave guide to dielectric image guide mode has been designed and tested experimentally. The transmission loss of the trapped image guide and insulated trapped image guide are also evaluated experimentally using this transition.     

折叠矩形槽波导行波管输入输出过渡波导

为了将槽波导端与标准矩形波导相连接,设计了一种适用于折叠槽波导结构行波管的输入输出过渡波导, 可将其视为槽宽渐变的双槽加载矩形波导。利用电磁仿真软件CST微波工作室对该结构进行仿真计算,讨论了各个结构参数对其性能的影响。对比了直线渐变、抛物线渐变和指数渐变3种槽宽渐变规律在W波段对其传输特性及损耗特性的影响。研究结果表明:指数渐变结构的驻波系数小于1.15的带宽比其他两种结构都要宽,且在90~99 GHz、驻波系数小于1.25时,该结构的整体长度也远小于另外两种结构,能够实现良好的过渡效果; 而直线渐变结构的损耗在90~97 GHz为最低。