Dielectric waveguide with extending connector and affixed deformable material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9601819-B2
Application number	US-201313854948-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2013
Priority date	Feb 27, 2013
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A dielectric wave guide (DWG) has a dielectric core member that has a first dielectric constant value. A cladding surrounding the dielectric core member has a second dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant. A mating end of the DWG is configured for mating with a second DWG having a matching non-planar shaped mating end. A deformable material is disposed on the surface of the mating end of the DWG, such that when mated to a second DWG, the deformable material fills a gap region between the mating ends of the DWG and the second DWG.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dielectric waveguide assembly comprising:
(a) a dielectric waveguide having a longitudinal dielectric core member, the core member having a first dielectric constant value, and cladding surrounding the dielectric core member, the cladding having a second dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant value, the waveguide having a mating surface at one end of the core member and the cladding;
(b) a connector having a portion fixed on the waveguide close to the mating surface and having a mating portion, that is free of the cladding, extending beyond the mating surface; and
(c) a deformable member part engaged with the mating surface of the waveguide.

2. The assembly of claim 1 in which the deformable member has a dielectric constant value that is selected from a range between approximately 3-12.

3. The assembly of claim 1 in which the deformable member is an unsaturated rubber.

4. The assembly of claim 1 in which the deformable member is a saturated rubber.

5. The assembly of claim 1 in which the deformable member is silicone.

6. The assembly of claim 1 in which the mating surface has a V shape.

7. The assembly of claim 1 in which the deformable member has a dielectric constant value that is selected from a range between approximately the first dielectric constant value and the second dielectric constant value.

8. A dielectric waveguide assembly comprising:
(a) a first dielectric waveguide having a first longitudinal dielectric core member, the first core member having a first dielectric constant value, and a first cladding surrounding the dielectric core member, the first cladding having a second dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant value, the first waveguide having a first mating surface of the first core member and the first cladding at an end of the first waveguide;
(b) a second dielectric waveguide having a second longitudinal dielectric core member, the second core member having a third dielectric constant value, and a second cladding surrounding the second core member, the second cladding having a fourth dielectric constant value that is lower than the third dielectric constant value, the second waveguide having a second mating surface of the second core member and the second cladding at an end of the second waveguide;
(c) a first connector fixed on the first waveguide close to the first mating surface and having a first mating portion extending beyond the first mating surface;
(d) a second connector fixed on the second waveguide close to the second mating surface and having a second mating portion extending beyond the second mating surface, the mating portion of the second connector engaging with the mating portion of the first connector; and
(e) a deformable member part engaged between the mating surfaces of the core members and claddings of the first and second waveguides.

9. The assembly of claim 8 in which the deformable member is silicone.

10. The assembly of claim 8 in which the mating surfaces have a V shape.

11. The assembly of claim 8 in which the deformable member has a dielectric constant value that is selected from a range between approximately the first dielectric constant value and the second dielectric constant value.

12. The assembly of claim 8 in which the deformable member has a dielectric constant value that is selected from a range between approximately 3-12.

13. The assembly of claim 8 in which the deformable member is an unsaturated rubber.

14. The assembly of claim 8 in which the deformable member is a saturated rubber.

Assignees

• Texas Instruments Inc

Inventors

• Herbsommer Juan Alejandro
• Schuppener Gerd
• Payne Robert Floyd

Classifications

• H10W44/248

  for antennas · CPC title

• H10W90/724

  between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL · CPC title

• H01P3/121

  integrated in a substrate · CPC title

• H05K1/024

  Dielectric details, e.g. changing the dielectric material around a transmission line · CPC title

• H05K2201/09618

  Via fence, i.e. one-dimensional array of vias · CPC title