DocumentCode
1246069
Title
A coplanar probe to microstrip transition
Author
Williams, Dylan F. ; Miers, Tom H.
Author_Institution
Ball Aerosp., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
36
Issue
7
fYear
1988
fDate
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1219
Lastpage
1223
Abstract
A transition between a coplanar probe and a microstrip transmission line is reported. The transition is significant in that it does not require substrate via holes. A set of microstrip impedance standards was developed for the purpose of de-embedding the transition. The latter is suitable for measuring the S parameters of a number of low-cost monolithic microwave integrated circuits with coplanar probes
Keywords
S-parameters; microwave integrated circuits; monolithic integrated circuits; waveguide couplers; MMIC; S parameters; coplanar probe to microstrip transition; microstrip impedance standards; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; transition deembedding; Coplanar transmission lines; Impedance; Integrated circuit measurements; MMICs; Microstrip; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave measurements; Probes; Standards development; Transmission line measurements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/22.3659
Filename
3659
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