Title :
Monolithic Rectangular Coaxial Lines and Resonators With Embedded Dielectric Support
Author :
Filipovic, Dejan S. ; Lukic, Milan V. ; Lee, Yongjae ; Fontaine, Daniel L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Abstract :
Monolithic rectangular coaxial lines and related transmission line resonators with dielectric support embedded within the body of the inner conductor are demonstrated in this letter. Effects of dielectric straps are thoroughly studied and conclusions are verified through simulations and experiments. A very low-loss of below 0.1 dB/cm and unloaded Q -factors around 400 are measured at Ka-band. It is shown that the high-end performance is maintained for different components distributed across a 6´´ wafer.
Keywords :
Q-factor; dielectric resonators; monolithic integrated circuits; Q-factors; dielectric straps; embedded dielectric support; monolithic rectangular coaxial lines; transmission line resonators; Coaxial components; Conductors; Dielectric measurements; Micromachining; Nickel; Propagation losses; Scanning electron microscopy; Stability; Transmission line measurements; Transmission lines; Attenuation constant; transmission line resonators; transmission lines; unloaded $Q$ -factor;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2008.2005228
