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A Low-loss D-band Chip-to-Waveguide Transition Using Unilateral Fin-line Structure

  • Ahmed Hassona
  • , Zhongxia Simon He
  • , Omid Habibpour
  • , Vincent Desmaris
  • , Vessen Vassilev
  • , Songyuan Yang
  • , Victor Belitsky
  • , Herbert Zirath

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Abstract

This paper presents a D-band interconnect realized using unilateral finline structure. The interconnect consists of a microstrip line implemented on a 75μm-thick SiC substrate. The line then couples to a unilateral finline taper that is mounted in the E-plane of a standard WR-6.5 D-band waveguide. The interconnect achieves low insertion loss and covers very wide frequency range. The measured minimum insertion loss is 0.67 dB and the maximum is 2 dB per transition across the entire D-band covering the frequency range 110-170 GHz. The transition does not require any galvanic contacts nor any special processing and can be implemented in any of the commercially available semiconductor technologies. This solution provides low-loss wideband packaging technique that enables millimeter-wave systems assembly using a high-performance simple approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages390-393
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781538650677
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Aug 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018 - Philadelphia, United States
Duration: 10 Jun 201815 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Volume2018-June
ISSN (Print)0149-645X

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia
Period10/06/1815/06/18

Keywords

  • D-band
  • fin-line
  • interconnects
  • millimeter waves
  • THz
  • waveguide transition

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