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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2002
Jeffrey S. Cites, Horseheads, NY (US);
Sean M. Garner, Elmira, NY (US);
L. Christopher Henning, Corning, NY (US);
Fang Wen, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A broadband interconnection device ( ) used for interconnection between a first transmission line ( ) and a second transmission line ( ), has a substrate ( ) with the first transmission line ( ) defined at a first side ( ) on a first surface ( ), the first transmission line ( ) including a signal conductor ( ) and at least one ground conductor ( or ), a signal conductor ( ) of the second transmission line ( ) defined on an opposite side ( ) of the first surface ( ), and a ground plane ( ) of the second transmission line ( ) on an opposed surface ( ), the signal conductor ( ) of the first transmission line ( ) being electrically connected to the signal conductor ( ) of the second transmission line ( ) on the first surface ( ). On the opposed surface ( ), the ground plane ( ) of the second transmission line ( ), has at least one protrusion ( ) aligned with the signal conductor ( ) of the first transmission line ( ).