Title :
A millimeter-wave wide-band transition from a differential microstrip to a rectangular waveguide for 60 GHz applications
Author :
Ortner, Markus ; Tong, Ziqiang ; Ostermann, Timm
Author_Institution :
DICE GmbH & Co KG, Linz, Austria
Abstract :
In this paper an integrated wide-band transition from a differential micro-strip line to a rectangular WR-15 waveguide is presented. The transition makes use of a cavity that is entirely integrated into the multilayer printed circuit board (PCB), which offers three layers (RF signal layer, ground plane and DC signal layer) for signal routing. The transition including the 18 mm long micro-strip feed lines provides a bandwidth of 20 GHz from 50 GHz to 70 GHz and an insertion loss of less than 2.3 dB. This makes the transition perfectly suited for differential wide-band transceivers operating in the 60 GHz band.
Keywords :
microstrip transitions; millimetre wave devices; printed circuits; radio transceivers; rectangular waveguides; waveguide transitions; DC signal layer; RF signal layer; bandwidth 20 GHz; differential microstrip line; differential wideband transceivers; frequency 50 GHz to 70 GHz; frequency 60 GHz; ground plane; insertion loss; microstrip feed lines; millimeter-wave wideband transition; multilayer printed circuit board; rectangular WR-15 waveguide; signal routing; size 18 mm; Cavity resonators; Insertion loss; Microstrip; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave integrated circuits; Scattering parameters; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0250-1
