Transition between a ridge waveguide and a planar circuit which faces in the same direction
AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsOlivier Maillet, Jean-Claude Cruchon, Bernard Rattay
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Abstract
The invention relates to a transition between a ridge waveguide and a planar circuit on which a conductor is provided. The transition includes at least one conductive link connecting the end of said ridge to said conductor between two contact points. According to the invention, the contact points face a common access provided for putting the conductive link in place. It is thus possible to implement the contact points industrially, e.g. by means of a thermocompression machine.
Claims12
A transition between a ridge of a waveguide and a planar circuit on which a conductor is provided, said transition including at least one unitary conductive link directly connected at one end thereof to an end surface of said ridge at a first contact point and directly connected at an opposite end thereof to a surface of said conductor at a second contact point, respectively;
- wherein said end surface and said conductor surface face in the same direction so that a common access can be used for putting said conductive link in place.
A transition between a ridge of a waveguide and a planar circuit on which a conductor is provided, said transition including at least one unitary conductive link directly connected at one end thereof to an end of said ridge at a first contact point and directly connected at an opposite end thereof to said conductor at a second contact point, respectively;
- wherein said contact points face in the same direction so that a common access can be used for putting said conductive link in place;
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- wherein said ridge is set back from a wall of the waveguide on which said planar circuit stands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.