Vertical transition with elastomeric connectors

Author

Ivanov, S.A. ; Peshlov, V.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Phys., Sofia Univ., Bulgaria

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

472

Abstract

Several prototypes of vertical transitions with the application of Shin-Etsu elastomeric connectors are designed and tested. The insertion loss of a holder with an elastomeric connector coupling two ground coplanar lines, spaced at distance 5 mm, is lower than 0.5 dB at lower frequencies only (below 2 GHz). A transition with properly separated elastomeric connectors is appropriate up to 4-5 GHz. And a hybrid transition consisting of a coaxial line terminated with an elastomeric connector can operate up-to Ku-band.

Keywords

coaxial cables; coplanar waveguides; elastomers; electric connectors; interconnections; losses; planar waveguides; 0.5 dB; 2 GHz; 4 to 5 GHz; 5 mm; GCPW spacing distance; Ku-band operation; Shin-Etsu elastomeric connector coupling; connector operating frequency; elastomeric connector terminated coaxial line; ground coplanar waveguides; holder insertion loss; hybrid transitions; microwave planar structures; microwave structure vertical transitions; Assembly; Conductors; Connectors; Contacts; Dielectric losses; Fixtures; Galvanizing; Physics; Strips; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2002. MIKON-2002. 14th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

83-906662-5-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIKON.2002.1017890

Filename

1017890