Design of Optimal Finline Taper in Multilayered structure with Spectral Domain Immittance Approach

In millimeter wave applications, it is often necessary to use transitions between waveguide and planar circuits. Finline structures can be used effectively to this purpose. In multilayered case, it is necessary to analyze the structure with numerical method such as spectral domain immittance method. The design procedure uses tile cutoff frequency for each taper width. The dispersion data in a single layer are compared with those in literature. The performance of the designed finline taper is verified with the FEM simulation using HFSS.