A wideband 60 GHz differential stripline-to-waveguide transition for antenna measurements in low-temperature co-fired ceramics technology

Author

Wollenschläger, Frank ; Müller, Robert ; Stephan, Ralf ; Ariza, Alexis Paolo Garcia ; Schulz, Alexander ; Thomä, Reiner S. ; Müller, Jens ; Hein, Matthias A.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Micro- & Nanotechnol., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol., Ilmenau, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

26-30 March 2012

Firstpage

3537

Lastpage

3541

Abstract

Modern communication systems require an ever increasing bandwidth for high data-rate communication systems. The internationally available 60 GHz industrial, scientific and medical band permits unlicensed communication links for wireless local and personal area networks. Leveraging the advanced integration and miniaturization of end-user devices enabled by low-temperature co-fire ceramics technology (LTCC), 60 GHz antennas can be directly integrated with frontend MMICs into compact systems. We have designed, fabricated, and tested an LTCC stripline-to-waveguide transition intended for verification of planar antennas and other active or passive components at millimeter-wave frequencies.

Keywords

MMIC; antenna testing; ceramic packaging; data communication; microstrip transitions; millimetre wave antennas; personal area networks; planar antennas; radio links; wireless LAN; ISM band; LTCC technology; MMIC; active component; antenna measurement; data rate communication system; differential stripline-to-waveguide transition; end-user device; frequency 60 GHz; low temperature co-fired ceramics; millimeter wave frequency; passive component; planar antenna; unlicensed communication link; wireless local area network; wireless personal area network; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Frequency measurement; Stripline; Substrates; 60 GHz; LTCC; microstrip antennas; planar antennas; waveguide;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Prague

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0918-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0919-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206338

Filename

6206338