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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2012.23.1.076

Design and Fabrication of Ka-Band Microstrip to Waveguide Transitions Using E-Plane Probes  

Shin, Im-Hyu (Department of Radio Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Choul-Young (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Man-Hee (ISR Research Center, LIG Nex1)
Joo, Ji-Han (ISR Research Center, LIG Nex1)
Lee, Sang-Joo (ISR Research Center, LIG Nex1)
Kim, Dong-Wook (Department of Radio Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Abstract
In this paper, two kinds of E-plane microstrip-to-waveguide transitions are optimally designed and fabricated for combining output power from multiple small-power amplifiers in a WR-28 waveguide because conventional K connectors cause unnecessary insertion loss and adaptor loss. The transition design is based on target specifications such as a center frequency of 35 GHz, bandwidth of ${\pm}500MHz$, 0.1 dB insertion loss and 20 dB return loss. Performance variation caused by mechanical tolerance and assembly deviation is fully evaluated by three dimensional electromagnetic simulation. The fabricated back-to-back transitions with 16 mm and 26.57 mm interstage microstrip lines show insertion loss per transition of ~0.1 dB at 35 GHz and average 0.2 dB over full Ka band. Also the back-to-back transition shows return loss greater than 15 dB, which implies that the transition itself has return loss better than 20 dB.
Keywords
Microstrip-to-Waveguide Transition; E-Plane Probe; Ka-Band; Power Combining;
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