Waveguide to microstrip line coupling apparatus
US7498896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P5/107
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Electrical coupling apparatus providing transition between a high radio frequency waveguide and a perpendicularly oriented microstrip line without use of a shorting cap fixes an open end of the waveguide perpendicularly to a dielectric substrate. The microstrip line is carried on the substrate and couples through a hole in the waveguide wall to a microstrip patch on the substrate within the waveguide having a resonance with the waveguide encompassing a predetermined high radio frequency bandwidth of signals to be conducted by the apparatus. A plurality of parallel conducting members form a via fence aligned with the waveguide wall and extending through the substrate to electrically connect the waveguide to a planar ground conductor that covers the opposite side of the substrate, including the area under the open end of the waveguide.
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