Patent ID: 6268781
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: H01P,H01Q

Abstract:
A waveguide-to-stripline adapter comprising:a planar continuous piece of dielectric substrate having a plurality of sides, wherein a first side is of a first width; anda metal layer disposed on each of the plurality of sides of the substrate, wherein the metal layer on the first side of the substrate includes a tapered section having a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width and that tapers from the first width at one part of the substrate to a second width that is smaller than the first width at another part of the substrate, wherein the second portion of the tapered section is connectable to a microstrip line formed on the same piece of dielectric substrate, andfurther including a dielectric loaded waveguide that is formed on the same piece of dielectric substrate and that is connected to the tapered section.