Browsing by Author "Pradip Kumar Jain"

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Coaxial Beam Rotating HPM Mode Converter Using Dielectrics Plates
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023) Vikram Kumar; Sivavenkateswara Rao V; Pradip Kumar Jain
The incorporation of the dielectric plates to produce phase delay for propagating waves is a widely employed technique in phase shifters and mode converters. In this article, a compact dielectric plate loaded coaxial beam rotating (CBR) mode converter having high gain and co-polarized (CP) pattern has been proposed for high-power microwave (HPM) applications at X -band. Here, the input transverse magnetic (TM), i.e., TM01 mode, is converted to CP transverse electric (TE), i.e., TE11 likeness mode. The proposed design consists of a circular waveguide (WG) loaded with 12 dielectric polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) plates in a radial-azimuthal direction. For 5-mm plate thickness, the proposed design yielded a reflection loss of -20.01 dB with a radiation efficiency of 98.34% and a 17.9 dB gain at 10.084 GHz. Also, the power handling capacity of the proposed structure is predicted as 3.20 GW. Furthermore, the mode conversion is verified by measuring the far-field radiation pattern. Besides, the simulation studies of the thermal behavior of the proposed design are also discussed with the aid of CST Studio Suite. © 2023 IEEE.
Pixelated metasurfaces for linear-polarization conversion and absorption
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022) Rajan Agrahari; Akhlesh Lakhtakia; Pradip Kumar Jain; Somak Bhattacharyya
Terahertz metasurfaces with pixelated meta-atoms were designed for linear-polarization conversion and absorption. The differences between the two functionalities emerged from the number and arrangement of metal-dielectric combos patching some but not necessarily every pixel of each meta-atom. A patching arrangement for a meta-atom with (Formula presented.) pixels yielded polarization conversion ratio (PCR) (Formula presented.) over the 10.20–16.08 THz band, whereas another yielded absorptance (A) (Formula presented.) over the 27.67–28.73 THz band. A third patching arrangement delivered both functionalities, albeit in different spectral regimes: high PCR and high A at 13.92 THz and 29.1 THz, respectively. The spatial profiles of the electric and magnetic fields in each meta-atom suffice to explain the display of these functionalities. The generality of the pixelated meta-atom approach was supported by a meta-atom with (Formula presented.) pixels. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.