Abstract
Integrated Optics (IO) beam combiners implemented in waveguide are a compact, low-mass alternative to beam combiners designed using quasi-optical techniques. Here we present modeling (performed in CST Microwave Studio at 30 THz) and experimental results (done at X-Band) for IO beam combiners based on "magic-T" waveguide structures. A magic-T can be configured either for beam combining or nulling. This work was originally done in support of the Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) project, and has a wide variety of potential interferometric applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 884-898 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- Beam combining
- Integrated optics
- Magic-tee
- TPF
- Terahertz
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiation
- Instrumentation
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering