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Graphene-based terahertz reconfigurable printed ridge gap waveguide structure

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23861-y

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This paper introduces the use of graphene to implement a reconfigurable printed ridge gap waveguide structure in the terahertz frequency range for the first time. This guiding structure exhibits low loss and is suitable for both millimeter and terahertz wave applications.
Graphene-based microwave devices have enabled reconfigurability, thus paving the way to the realization of flexible wireless terahertz systems with featured performances. Despite great progress in the development of graphene-based terahertz devices in the literature, high insertion loss and wide tunable range are still significant challenges at such high frequencies. In this work, we introduce the use of graphene to implement a reconfigurable printed ridge gap waveguide (RPRGW) structure over the terahertz frequency range for the first time. This guiding structure is suitable for both millimeter and terahertz wave applications due to its supporting quasi-TEM mode, which exhibits low dispersion compared to other traditional guiding structures. The presented solution is featured with low loss as the signal propagates in a lossless air gap, which is separated from the lossy graphene elements responsible for the reconfigurable behavior. In addition, this guiding structure is deployed to implement a tunable RPPGW power divider as an application example for the proposed structure.

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