Assembly and manufacturing friendly waveguide launchers

    公开(公告)号:US10468737B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US15859482

    申请日:2017-12-30

    摘要: Embodiments include waveguide launchers and connectors (WLCs), and a method of forming a WLC. The WLC has a waveguide connector with a waveguide launcher, a taper, and a slot-line signal converter; and a balun structure on the slot-line signal converter, where the taper is on the slot-line signal converter and a terminal end of the waveguide connector to form a channel and a tapered slot. The WLC may have the waveguide connector disposed on the package, and a waveguide coupled to waveguide connector. The WLC may include assembly pads and external walls of the waveguide connector electrically coupled to package. The WLC may have the balun structure convert a signal to a slot-line signal, and the waveguide launcher converts the slot-line signal to a closed waveguide mode signal, and emits the closed signal along channel and propagates the closed signal along taper slot to the waveguide coupled to waveguide connector.

    ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING FRIENDLY WAVEGUIDE LAUNCHERS

    公开(公告)号:US20190207287A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US15859482

    申请日:2017-12-30

    IPC分类号: H01P5/10 H01P3/02

    摘要: Embodiments include waveguide launchers and connectors (WLCs), and a method of forming a WLC. The WLC has a waveguide connector with a waveguide launcher, a taper, and a slot-line signal converter; and a balun structure on the slot-line signal converter, where the taper is on the slot-line signal converter and a terminal end of the waveguide connector to form a channel and a tapered slot. The WLC may have the waveguide connector disposed on the package, and a waveguide coupled to waveguide connector. The WLC may include assembly pads and external walls of the waveguide connector electrically coupled to package. The WLC may have the balun structure convert a signal to a slot-line signal, and the waveguide launcher converts the slot-line signal to a closed waveguide mode signal, and emits the closed signal along channel and propagates the closed signal along taper slot to the waveguide coupled to waveguide connector.