IMPEDANCE ADAPTED MICROWAVE ENERGY COUPLING DEVICE

A device for coupling microwave energy into a treatment chamber (3) which is arranged in a hollow body (2), whereby said treatment chamber is a plasma CVD coating chamber for coating the inner wall of a hollow body (2). The inventive device comprises a microwave source, a microwave coupling device (...

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Hauptverfasser: RODNEY MOORE, HANNO KAESS, WOLF ESSERS
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Sprache:eng ; por
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Zusammenfassung:A device for coupling microwave energy into a treatment chamber (3) which is arranged in a hollow body (2), whereby said treatment chamber is a plasma CVD coating chamber for coating the inner wall of a hollow body (2). The inventive device comprises a microwave source, a microwave coupling device (10) and a microwave conductor (1,9). A gas supply tube (13) can be inserted into said hollow body (2) in such a way that a process gas can be activated into a plasma state by the coupled microwave energy. In order to treat hollow bodies (2) of different shapes and sizes without the need for substantial re-fitting each time, the gas supply tube (13) which is provided with the electrically conductive material extends into the wave guide from a first side in the form of an inner conductor of a coaxial wave guide (1 in region b) and the microwave coupling device (10) is arranged on the second side opposite, and an additional, electroconductive hollow conductor insert (12) in the form of a substantially hollow sleeve is disposed in the coaxial waveguide, coaxially surrounding the gas supply tube (13) at a distance therefrom.