70-110 GHz on-wafer probe station S-parameters measurements of planar multenna

Oleksandr Sushko; Max  Munoz Torrico; Robert Donnan; Clive  Parini; Rostyslav Dubrovka

doi:10.3103/S0735272721060029

Authors

Oleksandr Sushko Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7738-6421
Max Munoz Torrico Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Robert Donnan Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Clive Parini Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Rostyslav Dubrovka Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6900-1819

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272721060029

Abstract

This paper presents S₁₁ measurements of a flat, slotted, sub-mm sized antenna, integrated with a Schottky diode; the overall structure being termed a ‘multenna’ in description of its action to radiate a signal beam field that is a higher order harmonic of the signal beam field it receives. The multenna is constituted of two square slots; one tuned to receive at the frequency of 100 GHz and the other to radiate at 300 GHz. The S₁₁ readings are acquired using a cascade probe station driven by a Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). The investigated frequency domain of this study is 70–110 GHz (WR-10 waveguide band). Simulation results agree in key features with measurements over the band, thereby verifying the measurement procedure and validating the use of a lumped-element approach to represent the diode impedance.

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