Design equations for tapered microstrip-to-Substrate Integrated Waveguide transitions
- 1 May 2010
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Abstract
This paper presents design equations for the microstrip-to-Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) transition. The transition is decomposed in two distinct parts: the microstrip taper and the microstrip-to-SIW step. Analytical equations are used for the microstrip taper. As for the step, the microstrip is modeled by an equivalent transverse electromagnetic (TEM) waveguide. An equation relating the optimum microstrip width to the SIW width is derived using a curve fitting technique. It is shown that when the step is properly sized, it provides a return loss superior to 20 dB. Three design examples are presented using different substrate permittivity and frequency bands between 18 GHz and 75 GHz. An experimental verification is also presented. The presented technique allows to design transitions covering the complete single-mode SIW bandwidth.Keywords
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