MICROWAVE PACKAGING TECHNIQUE FOR INTEGRATION OF MICROWAVE FILTERS AND MICROWAVE CAVITY STRUCTURES INTO MICROWAVE HOUSINGS

摘要

Internal launch apertures or holes (18) are formed in the internal housing assembly walls (24, 26) of a microwave assembly (10) using an electric discharge machine (21). The internal launch apertures (18) provide a signal path through the internal walls (24, 26) between integrated microwave structures, such as comb-line filters (14, 16) and waveguide combiners, and other microwave structures or elements located within the assembly housing (12).