A Comparative Study between Via-Hole and Via-Free Grounded Coplanar Waveguide to Microstrip Transitions on Thin Polymer Substrate

<div>Measured and simulated <svg height="8.8423pt" id="M67" style="vertical-align:-0.2064009pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 6.25863 8.8423" width="6.25863pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M449 634C442 637 425 643 405 650C376 660 341 666 307 666C181 666 98 590 98 485C98 400 170 343 215 310L246 288C307 243 343 204 343 147C343 67 291 18 219 18C104 18 61 124 51 202L23 199C28 124 27 71 27 47C47 22 122 -16 204 -16C324 -16 428 60 428 174C428 256 379 309 307 360L276 382C223 419 179 455 179 516C179 576 221 632 293 632C379 632 410 564 418 487L448 490C446 536 446 592 449 634Z" id="g113-84"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="472" vert-adv-y="472"></glyph.data></g></svg>-parameters of via-free back-to-back GCPW-MS-GCPW transition realized on 20 <i>μ</i>m BCB polymer substrate for <svg height="8.8423pt" id="M68" style="vertical-align:-0.2064009pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 12.8091 8.8423" width="12.8091pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M962 650H739L732 622L760 619C812 613 819 604 798 552C760 457 671 267 606 131H604L511 638H480L237 131H233L183 554C177 607 183 614 226 619L248 622L257 650H24L17 622C88 615 92 611 103 524L173 -11H203L450 491H453L543 -11H575L839 529C882 609 886 613 953 622L962 650Z" id="g113-88"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="974" vert-adv-y="974"></glyph.data></g></svg> = 54 <i>μ</i>m, <svg height="8.8423pt" id="M69" style="vertical-align:-0.2064009pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 9.02496 8.8423" width="9.02496pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M673 297H417L411 270C517 261 522 258 506 183L487 92C476 38 428 19 360 19C207 19 123 132 123 287C123 472 243 631 441 631C557 631 617 583 617 469L647 472C650 545 655 604 658 632C625 643 554 666 467 666C201 666 23 502 23 278C23 90 156 -16 339 -16C410 -16 501 6 569 24C566 43 567 70 573 101L589 183C604 259 607 262 667 271L673 297Z" id="g113-72"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="684" vert-adv-y="684"></glyph.data></g></svg> = 25 <i>μ</i>m, <svg height="8.8423pt" id="M70" style="vertical-align:-0.2064009pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 6.25863 8.8423" width="6.25863pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M449 634C442 637 425 643 405 650C376 660 341 666 307 666C181 666 98 590 98 485C98 400 170 343 215 310L246 288C307 243 343 204 343 147C343 67 291 18 219 18C104 18 61 124 51 202L23 199C28 124 27 71 27 47C47 22 122 -16 204 -16C324 -16 428 60 428 174C428 256 379 309 307 360L276 382C223 419 179 455 179 516C179 576 221 632 293 632C379 632 410 564 418 487L448 490C446 536 446 592 449 634Z" id="g113-84"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="472" vert-adv-y="472"></glyph.data></g></svg> = 1 mm, <svg height="11.8174pt" id="M71" style="vertical-align:-3.1815pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 13.3712 11.8174" width="13.3712pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M541 160L512 170C485 116 462 88 439 67C411 41 376 35 318 35C272 35 238 37 224 48C207 61 205 85 212 121L290 533C305 611 308 615 391 622L397 650H139L133 622C217 615 221 612 206 533L126 118C111 41 103 34 23 26L17 0H474C489 31 528 124 541 160Z" id="g113-77"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="553" vert-adv-y="553"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,8.294,3.132)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z" id="g50-50"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="487" vert-adv-y="487"></glyph.data></g></svg> = 1 mm, <svg height="8.68572pt" id="M72" style="vertical-align:-0.0498209pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 7.31558 8.68572" width="7.31558pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M541 160L512 170C485 116 462 88 439 67C411 41 376 35 318 35C272 35 238 37 224 48C207 61 205 85 212 121L290 533C305 611 308 615 391 622L397 650H139L133 622C217 615 221 612 206 533L126 118C111 41 103 34 23 26L17 0H474C489 31 528 124 541 160Z" id="g113-77"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="553" vert-adv-y="553"></glyph.data></g></svg> = 1 cm, and 2 <i>μ</i>m thick copper metallization.</div>

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Figure 8: A Comparative Study between Via-Hole and Via-Free Grounded Coplanar Waveguide to Microstrip Transitions on Thin Polymer Substrate 