Millimeter-wave signal transmission device
First Claim
1. A transition for transmitting a mm-wave signal from one plane to another, said transition comprising:
- first and second transmission lines on parallel planes;
a waveguide orthogonal to said first and second transmission lines, wherein said first and second transmission lines are suitable for transmitting a TEM mode signal and said waveguide is suitable for transmitting a waveguide mode signal;
a support plate between said first and second transmission lines, said support plate defining a borehole with conductive walls between said first and second transmission lines;
a metalized dielectric filler comprising at least one conductive layer and being disposed in said borehole such that said conductive layer and at least a portion of said conductive walls of said borehole form said waveguide, whereby said waveguide is smaller than said borehole.
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Abstract
A transition for transmitting a mm-wave signal from one plane to another, the transition comprising: (a) first and second transmission lines on parallel planes; (b) a third transmission line orthogonal to the first and second transmission lines, wherein either the first and second transmission lines are suitable for transmitting a TEM mode signal and the third transmission line is suitable for transmitting a waveguide mode signal, or the third transmission line is suitable for transmitting a TEM mode signal and the first and second transmission lines are suitable for transmitting a waveguide mode signal; and (c) first and second transducers, the first transducer coupled between the first and third transmission lines, the second transducer coupled between the second and third transmission lines, each of the transducers suitable for converting a TEM mode signal to a waveguide mode signal.
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26 Claims
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1. A transition for transmitting a mm-wave signal from one plane to another, said transition comprising:
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first and second transmission lines on parallel planes;
a waveguide orthogonal to said first and second transmission lines, wherein said first and second transmission lines are suitable for transmitting a TEM mode signal and said waveguide is suitable for transmitting a waveguide mode signal;
a support plate between said first and second transmission lines, said support plate defining a borehole with conductive walls between said first and second transmission lines;
a metalized dielectric filler comprising at least one conductive layer and being disposed in said borehole such that said conductive layer and at least a portion of said conductive walls of said borehole form said waveguide, whereby said waveguide is smaller than said borehole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for transmitting a mm-wave signal from a first plane to a second plane using a transition, method comprising:
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providing a transition for transmitting a mm-wave signal from one plane to another, said transition comprising;
first and second transmission lines on parallel planes;
waveguide orthogonal to said first and second transmission lines, wherein said first and second transmission lines are suitable for transmitting a TEM mode signal and said waveguide is suitable for transmitting a waveguide mode signal;
a support plate between said first and second transmission lines, said support plate defining a borehole with conductive walls between said first and second transmission lines;
a metalized dielectric filler comprising at least one conductive layer and being disposed in said borehole such that said conductive layer and at least a portion of said conductive walls of said borehole form said waveguide, whereby said waveguide is smaller than said borehole;
transmitting a mm-wave signal along said first transmission line;
converting said signal from a TEM mode a waveguide mode using a transducer;
transmitting said signal along said waveguide in said waveguide mode to a second plane parallel to said first plane;
converting said signal back to said TEM mode; and
transmitting said signal in said TEM mode along said second transmission line in said second plane. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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