Fabrication of Microwave Devices Based on Magnetic Nanowires Using a Laser-Assisted Process

Van Kerckhoven, Vivien;Piraux, Luc;Huynen, Isabelle
(2019) Micromachines — Vol. 10, n° 475, p. 1-15 (2019)

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  • Van Kerckhoven, VivienUCLouvain
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  • Piraux, LucUCLouvain
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This paper compares two laser-assisted processes developed by the authors for the fabrication of microwave devices based on nanowire arrays loaded inside porous alumina templates. Pros and cons of each process are discussed in terms of accuracy, reproducibility and ease of fabrication. A comparison with lithography technique is also provided. The efficiency of the laser-assisted process is demonstrated through the realization of substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) based devices. A Nanowired SIW line is firstly presented. It operates between 8.5 and 17 GHz, corresponding to the first and second cut-off frequency of the waveguide, respectively. Next, a Nanowired SIW isolator is demonstrated. It shows a nonreciprocal isolation of 12 dB (corresponding to 4.4 dB/cm), observed in absence of a DC magnetic field, and achieved through an adequate positioning of ferromagnetic nanowires inside the waveguide cavity.
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Van Kerckhoven, V., Piraux, L., & Huynen, I. (2019). Fabrication of Microwave Devices Based on Magnetic Nanowires Using a Laser-Assisted Process. Micromachines, 10(475), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10070475 (Original work published 2019)