Electrical connectors for coaxial transmission lines including taper and electrically thin resistive layer

Abstract

An electrical connector configured to electrically couple a signal transmission line to another signal transmission line is disclosed. The electrical connector comprises: a first electrical conductor disposed around a center axis, the first electrical conductor having a taper along its length, wherein the first electrical conductor is substantially azimuthally symmetric around the center axis; a second electrical conductor disposed around the center axis, the second electrical conductor having the taper along its length, the second electrical conductor being substantially azimuthally symmetric around the center axis; a dielectric region comprising a gas, and disposed between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor, the dielectric region having the taper along its length; and a dielectric element disposed in the dielectric region between the first and second electrical conductors, the dielectric element being substantially azimuthally symmetric around the center axis.

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