This work presents the theoretical and numerical design of a cylindrical waveguide that supports Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SSPP) at microwave frequencies. First, a theoretical model is proposed to assess the propagation of SSPPs in a cylindrical geometry and to estimate the surface impedance required to enable these wave modes. The reliability of the theoretical model is verified against numerical results. The proposed cylindrical waveguide embeds a cladding metasurface with a dielectric substrate covered by a lattice of square metallic patches. According to numerical estimations, the proposed design allows the propagation of SSPPs in the frequency range 2.2–5.7 GHz. Notably, the cut-off frequency is lowered by approximately 3.5 GHz with respect to conventional metallic solutions. The target application of the proposed waveguide is efficient plasma generation.
Cylindrical Waveguides for Microwave Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Magarotto, Mirko
;Schenato, Luca;Franchin, Giorgia;Santagiustina, Marco;Galtarossa, Andrea;Capobianco, Antonio
2024
Abstract
This work presents the theoretical and numerical design of a cylindrical waveguide that supports Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SSPP) at microwave frequencies. First, a theoretical model is proposed to assess the propagation of SSPPs in a cylindrical geometry and to estimate the surface impedance required to enable these wave modes. The reliability of the theoretical model is verified against numerical results. The proposed cylindrical waveguide embeds a cladding metasurface with a dielectric substrate covered by a lattice of square metallic patches. According to numerical estimations, the proposed design allows the propagation of SSPPs in the frequency range 2.2–5.7 GHz. Notably, the cut-off frequency is lowered by approximately 3.5 GHz with respect to conventional metallic solutions. The target application of the proposed waveguide is efficient plasma generation.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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