Characteristics of Microfabricated Rectangular Coax in the Ka Band
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-5-2004
Identifier/URL
43034482 (Pure)
Abstract
Miniature rectangular coaxial transmission line (with a 300 × 300 μm outer conductor) is simulated, fabricated, and tested up to the Ka band. It is made by electrochemical fabrication (EFAB™) of nickel such that the center conductor is supported primarily by ≈N4 stubs that also establish a resonant passband. The minimum insertion loss of a 1.67-cm-long test structure is found to be 1.74 dB at the passband center of 29 GHz. This is within 0.57 dB of the lowest insertion loss predicted by full-wave numerical simulations, indicative of the high precision and smooth surface morphology of the EFAB process.
Repository Citation
Brown, E. R.,
Cohen, A. L.,
Bang, C. A.,
Lockard, M. S.,
Byrne, B. W.,
Vandelli, N. M.,
McPherson, D. S.,
& Zhang, G.
(2004). Characteristics of Microfabricated Rectangular Coax in the Ka Band. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 40 (5), 365-368.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/physics/1339
DOI
10.1002/mop.11383
