Disconnectable microstrip to stripline transition
US4870375A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P5/08
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a microstrip to stripline transition which achieves good electrical performance and permits easy, solderless disconnection. The upper portion of the stripline is omitted permitting a flying lead bonded to the microstrip conductor, and which extends across a gap, to be held in contact with the stripline conductor by a removable filler block, which replaces the omitted upper portion of the stripline. The air gap, and the width of the stripline and microstrip conductors adjacent the air gap are dimensioned to form the electrical equivalent of a pi network to achieve a desired response. The filler block is held in place, in one embodiment, by an elongated conductor bridging the upper and lower ground planes of the stripline and which is cut away to form a short waveguide section encircling the transition. The waveguide section is dimensioned to favor only a desired TEM stripline mode and suppress undesired waveguide modes for increased transition efficiency over a desired band. The side walls of the waveguide section are made wide to reduce radiation from the stripline adjoining the transition.
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