Low Loss Broadband Planar Transmission Line To Waveguide Transition
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1. A transition for coupling a microwave signal between a transmission line formed on a planar dielectric substrate and a hollow waveguide, comprising:
- a half-notch antenna formed on an extended portion of the dielectric substrate, the extended portion adapted for insertion into an open end of the hollow waveguide.
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Abstract
A transition for coupling a microwave signal between a transmission line formed on a planar dielectric substrate and a hollow waveguide may include a half-notch antenna formed on a portion of the dielectric substrate extending into an open end of the hollow waveguide.
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1. A transition for coupling a microwave signal between a transmission line formed on a planar dielectric substrate and a hollow waveguide, comprising:
a half-notch antenna formed on an extended portion of the dielectric substrate, the extended portion adapted for insertion into an open end of the hollow waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A microwave signal transmission system, consisting of:
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an elongate conductive waveguide having an open end and a hollow passage extending from the open end, the hollow passage adapted to guide an electromagnetic wave a circuit module disposed proximate to the open end of the waveguide, the circuit module comprising a conductive ground plane slab having an edge disposed adjacent to the open end of the waveguide a dielectric substrate coupled to the conductive ground plane slab, the dielectric substrate including an extended portion extending beyond the edge of the ground plane slab into the hollow passage of the waveguide a half-notch antenna formed on the extended portion of the dielectric substrate, the half-notch antenna coupled to a transmission line formed on the dielectric substrate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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