Experimental Study of Metal-to-Metal Contact Shapes Effects on Passive Intermodulation

Gilles Duteil (1) , Patrick Le Cam , Frank Colombel (1) , Stephane Avrillon (1) , Jerome Plet (2) , Jean P. Harel (2)

1 IETR - Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique
2 RFS - Radio Frequency Systems France

This paper describes an experimental study of passive intermodulation due to metal-to-metal contacts with focus on shape influence. This study investigates PIM value of different contact geometric profiles and different contact areas versus normal forces. A complete description of profiles used is done to achieve a relationship between PIM level and contact shape.

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]; Electronique

Gilles Duteil, Patrick Le Cam, Frank Colombel, Stephane Avrillon, Jerome Plet, et al.. Experimental Study of Metal-to-Metal Contact Shapes Effects on Passive Intermodulation. Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, 2018, 66, pp.143-150. ⟨10.2528/PIERM17101803⟩. ⟨hal-01806898⟩