RF connector mechanically configurable between a wireless and wired radio frequency transmission and a method of operating thereof

A connector mechanically configurable between a wireless radio frequency transmission and a wired radio frequency transmission via a dielectric radio frequency waveguide, the connector comprising:

• a first package assembled to a printed circuit board provided with a radio frequency antenna, the first package comprising a first cavity having a transverse cross-section around the RF antenna, wherein
• the first cavity emerges onto a first surface of the first package,
• the first cavity has a wall made of a material configured to block radio frequency waves, and
• the first cavity is configured to be removably assembled to a second package in the wired radio frequency transmission configuration and is separated from the second package in the wireless radio frequency transmission configuration,
• wherein the second package is configured to be assembled to the waveguide, the second package comprises a second cavity having a transverse cross-section around an end of the waveguide when the waveguide is assembled to the second package, the transverse cross-section of the first cavity has the same shape as the transverse cross-section of the second cavity, the second cavity emerging onto a second surface of the second package and has a wall made of a material configured to block radio frequency waves, the first and second surfaces being configured to be in contact and the first cavity and the second cavity are configured to be placed end-to-end in the wired radio frequency transmission configuration.

A method of operating a connector mechanically configurable between a wireless radio frequency transmission and a wired radio frequency transmission via a cylindrical dielectric radio frequency waveguide, the method comprising:

• affixing a first package to a second package, wherein:
• the first package is assembled to a printed circuit board provided with a radio frequency antenna and comprises a first cavity having a transverse cross-section around the RF antenna,
• first cavity emerges onto a first surface of the first package,
• the second package comprises a second cavity having a transverse cross-section that has a same shape as the transverse cross-section of the first cavity,
• the second cavity emerges onto a second surface of the second package and has a wall made of a material configured to block radio frequency waves;
• and
• affixing the first package to the second package comprises placing the first and second surfaces in contact with each other such that the first and second cavities are placed end-to-end;
• and
• inserting the waveguide into the second cavity.