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Microstrip/thick‐slot/microstrip transitions in millimeter waves
Author(s) -
Lafond O.,
Himdi M.,
Daniel J.P.,
Haese–Rolland N.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.10385
Subject(s) - microstrip , microwave , extremely high frequency , ground plane , microstrip antenna , substrate (aquarium) , millimeter , materials science , slot antenna , optoelectronics , antenna (radio) , telecommunications , optics , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , geology , oceanography
This Letter deals with millimeter microstrip/thick‐slot/microstrip transitions. This kind of transition permits multilayer microstrip antenna arrays to feed. The objectives were to develop and to optimize this transition at 60 GHz, with the use of a low‐loss, low‐cost substrate. A thick ground plane with a slot is introduced between the two substrate layers to rigidify the final structure. Then several transitions were realized and measured in the 60‐GHz band to validate the calculation. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 34: 100–103, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.10385