Dielectric notch filter
US4862122A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P1/20
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dielectric notch filter for attenuating frequencies of relatively narrow bandwidth in comparison to the center frequency of operation, and particularly for attenuating such narrow bandwidths in the ultra-high frequency electromagnetic spectrum. The dielectric notch filter comprises a plurality of dielectric notch resonators coupled to a transmission line at slightly less than the quarter wavelength of the center frequency of the attenuation frequency bandwidth so as to minimize interaction between the individual dielectric notch resonators. Each dielectric notch resonator comprises a dielectric resonator, an associated housing and a coupling reactance element which in turn comprises an inductive wire and a variable capacitor so as to null the reactive component of the dielectric resonator, thereby resulting in a highly attenuated resonant frequency having little imaginary component about said center frequency. By use of a plurality of such dielectric notch resonators, a bandwidth of frequencies can be attenuated through coupling of each resonator to the transmission line.
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