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Design of Q-band Mode Converter with the Discontinuity Compensation and Its Application to Waveguide Mixer Module  

한상은 (충남대학교 전파공학과)
이종환 (충남대학교 전파공학과)
염경환 (충남대학교 전파공학과)
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Abstract
In this paper, a MMIC waveguide mixer module based upon the novel suggested mode converter for wave-guide-to-microstrip transition was fabricated and measured. The insertion and return losses of the mode converter was optimized by compensating the discontinuity effect between ridge and microstrip with the modification of 50 $\Omega$ microstrip line pattern. Due to the low loss nature of the mode converter, a millimeter wave MMIC mixer chip can be successfully applied as a waveguide module for mmW waveguide communication system. The measured results of the module showed the successful MMIC chip application in waveguide and the negligible degradation of the supplied chip specification.
Keywords
Waveguide-to-Microstrip Transition; Waveguide Mixer Module; Discontinuity between Ridge and Microstrip;
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