Experimental studies of the peak power-handling capacity of finlines at centimeter and millimeter wavelengths

Author

Ney, Michel M. ; Yue, Warren ; Hoefer, Wolfgang J R

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

36

Issue

10

fYear

1988

fDate

10/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1448

Lastpage

1451

Abstract

The microwave and millimeter-wave field breakdown in various unilateral finlines is investigated experimentally. First, experiments in the X-band and Ka-band are described to study the breakdown phenomenon and its effects on the structure. Then, experimental values of the maximum transmissible peak power are compared with the theoretical predictions. Experimental results confirm the validity of the theoretical model within a reasonable limit, when the uncertainties produced by the various parameters pertaining to the electric breakdown phenomenon are taken into account

Keywords

electric breakdown; fin lines; Ka-band; X-band; centimetre wavelength; electric breakdown phenomenon; microwave field breakdown; millimeter wavelengths; peak power-handling capacity; theoretical model; unilateral finlines; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Dielectric measurements; Dielectric substrates; Electric breakdown; Finline; Frequency; Millimeter wave technology; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.6094

Filename

6094