Title :
Broadband characterization of SMA connectors by measurements
Author :
Magerl, Marko ; Mandic, Tvrtko ; Baric, Adrijan
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Comput., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract :
This paper presents the characterization of various types of SubMiniature version A (SMA) connectors. The characterization is performed by measurements in frequency and time domain. The SMA connectors are mounted on microstrip (MS) and conductor-backed coplanar waveguide (CPW-CB) manufactured on high-frequency (HF) laminates. The designed characteristic impedance of the transmission lines is 50 Ω and deviation from the designed characteristic impedance is measured. The measurement results suggest that for a given combination of the transmission line and SMA connector, the discontinuity in terms of characteristic impedance can be significantly improved by choosing the right connector type.
Keywords :
coplanar waveguides; microstrip couplers; waveguide couplers; SMA connector; broadband characterization; conductor backed coplanar waveguide; microstrip mounted SMA; subminiature version-A connector; Connectors; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Insertion loss; Laminates; Loss measurement; Transmission line measurements; SMA connector; characterization; conductor-backed coplanar waveguide; measurement; microstrip;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2014 37th International Convention on
Conference_Location :
Opatija
Print_ISBN :
978-953-233-081-6
DOI :
10.1109/MIPRO.2014.6859542
