• DocumentCode
    2362671
  • Title

    Diode mounting topologies for X-band waveguide switches

  • Author

    Sickel, Thomas ; Meyer, Petrie ; van der Walt, P.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    26-28 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    Diode mounting topologies for waveguide switches are presented and utilized to design and fabricate two evanescent- mode X-band modules of approximately 15 and 25% fractional bandwidth, comprising two packaged PIN diodes, with varying isolation, insertion loss and VSWR.
  • Keywords
    microwave switches; mountings; p-i-n diodes; X band modules; diode mounting topologies; evanescent mode; fractional bandwidth; insertion loss; packaged PIN diodes; varying isolation; waveguide switches; Africa; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Diodes; Feeds; Insertion loss; Reflection; Switches; Topology; Transmission line measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON 2007
  • Conference_Location
    Windhoek
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0987-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0987-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.2007.4401455
  • Filename
    4401455