The WR-15 Proxi-Flange™ is an Eravant-trademarked, patent-pending, V-band contactless flange straight waveguide section with WR-15 waveguides and UG-385/U Anti-Cocking flanges. The Proxi-Flange™ employs a special waveguide flange populated with an array of small pin-like structures to realize the RF choking actions. This design avoids the problems of poor return loss and high insertion loss caused by imperfect contact when two waveguide flanges are mated. Because captive screws — normally used in waveguide test sets — can cause “cocking issues” if tightened unevenly, Proxi-Flange™ eliminates the need for any waveguide screws, resulting in improved device durability, measurement consistency, and test repeatability. Combined with Eravant’s Wave-Glide™ fixture, WR-15 Proxi-Flange becomes well-suited for volume production and automatic test lines where frequent connection and disconnection between DUTs and test equipment occurs.
