A Quasioptical Circuit Technology for Shorttillimeter-Wavelength Multiplexer

Abstract

This paper describes constructions and electrical performances of shortmillimeter-wavelength quasioptical passive circuits using the Gaussian beam mode, i.e., beam mode Iaunchers, polarization-independent beam splitters, circular polarization duplexers, filters, diplexers, and multiplexer. The diplexers were devised to handle wide bandwidths with fairly low loss and to have a sharp cutoff response so that they can be applied to telecommunications systems. Experiments on these components including frequency multiplexers and antenna feed systems were carried out in the 100-GHz band. It is shown that quasioptical circuits are particular useful in reducing insertion loss of multiplexing systems for shortmillimeter wavelengths.