SOUTHWEST_end-launch_connector.pdf

The Performance Leader in Microwave Connectors Southwest Microwave, Inc. ? Tempe, Ar i zona USA Optimizing Test Boards for 50 GHz End Launch Connectors Grounded Coplanar Launches and Through Lines on 30 mil Rogers 4350 parision to Microstrip Southwest Microwave, Inc. ?Tempe, Arizona 85284 USA ? 480-783-0201 ? Copyright ? 2007 by Southwest Microwave, Inc. and Bill Rosas. All rights reserved. Petra Microwave?, Ltd., Rogers Corporation?, CST?-Computer Simulation Technology, and CST Microwave Studio? 2006 are all registered trademarks of their panies. Southwest Microwave ,Inc. Optimizing Test Boards for 50 GHz End Launch Connectors: Grounded Coplanar Launches and Through Lines on 30 mil Rogers 4350 parison to Microstrip Bill Rosas, Product Engineering Manager, Southwest Microwave, Inc. Southwest Microwave, Inc. ?Tempe, Arizona 85284 USA ? 480-783-0201 ? Table of Contents Test Equipment and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Analyzer Workstation (HP 8510C) .................................... 2 Southwest Microwave Standard S-Parameter Plot ........................ 3 Electrical Performance ........................................ 3 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Scope of the Evaluation ............................................ parison of GCPWG and Microstrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Final Test Results ................................................ 4 Southwest Microwave End Launch Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connector Model ................................................. 5 End Launch Connector Features: ..................................... 6 Review of the Original Test Board (2003) ...............