Patent ID: 6265950
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: H01P

Abstract:
A transition arrangement for providing a transition zone between a waveguide and a stripline, comprising:at least one ridge situated in the waveguide, the at least one ridge extending from a respective wall of the waveguide which extends parallel to the stripline and is vertically separated from the stripline, the at least on ridge being bonded to the stripline, the at least one ridge having a height that increases in steps in a longitudinal axis of the waveguide in a direction of the stripline, a shape of a cross-section of the at least one ridge being tapered perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, extending from the respective wall in the direction of the stripline, all of the steps of the at least one ridge being tapered in the cross-section facing the stripline, wherein a portion of the at least one ridge connected to the stripline has the narrowest cross-section of the at least one ridge;wherein all of the steps of the at least one ridge are tapered to a same cross-sectional width facing the stripline.