CPW to Rectangular Waveguide Transition on an ${\hbox{LiNbO}}_{3}$ Substrate

This paper presents transition from coplanar waveguide (CPW) to rectangular waveguide for
W
-band (75-110 GHz) operations. The waveguide consists of a cosine-shaped fin extending from the upper waveguide wall onto the CPW signal electrode. The design features direct integration of the waveguide with opto-electronic devices on lithium niobate (LiNbO
₃
) for the applications of millimeter wave to optical signal processing. Simulations and measurements show that the model works very well over the entire
W
-band. Measurements of fabricated devices have yielded return loss of more than 10 dB and insertion loss of about 2.8 dB over the operating bandwidth.