• DocumentCode
    2018221
  • Title

    Alternative architectures for narrowband varactor-tuned bandpass filters

  • Author

    Guyette, Andrew C.

  • Author_Institution
    Microwave Technol. Branch, Naval Res. Lab. Washington, Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    Sept. 29 2009-Oct. 1 2009
  • Firstpage
    1828
  • Lastpage
    1831
  • Abstract
    A unique design approach for narrowband tunable bandpass filters is presented which focuses on engineering the tuned center-frequency dependence of the coupling coefficient between adjacent resonators. New architectures are presented, and equations for the coupling coefficient are derived from energy expressions. A microstrip prototype with independently-tunable center frequency and bandwidth was built and tested, and exhibits excellent performance.
  • Keywords
    band-pass filters; microstrip filters; bandpass filters; coupling coefficient; microstrip; tuning; varactor; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Design engineering; Equations; Frequency; Microstrip; Narrowband; Power engineering and energy; Prototypes; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2009. EuMC 2009. European
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4748-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5296161