Title :
Optimization of a Pin Surface as a Solution to Suppress Cavity Modes in a Packaged W-Band Microstrip Receiver
Author :
Rebollo, A. ; Gonzalo, Ramon ; Ederra, Inigo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Public Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract :
A pin surface structure has been used in the upper metal plate of a packaged W-band RF front-end receiver in order to suppress the propagation of unwanted modes. A full parametric analysis of the periodic structure within the irreducible Brillouin zone has been carried out in order to understand the behavior of the pin surface and determine the optimum dimensions for its operation in the full W-band. Resonances suppression has been demonstrated in the W-band both in simulation and experimentally.
Keywords :
Brillouin zones; circuit optimisation; microstrip circuits; millimetre wave integrated circuits; millimetre wave receivers; cavity mode suppression; irreducible Brillouin zone; packaged W-band RF front-end receiver; packaged W-band microstrip receiver; pin surface optimization; pin surface structure; resonances suppression; upper metal plate; Microstrip; Packaging; Periodic structures; Pins; Scattering; Substrates; Surface impedance; Lid of nails; W-band receiver; W-band receiver.; microstrip packaging; pin surface;
Journal_Title :
Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCPMT.2014.2312252
