Microstrip tunable filters tuned by dielectric varactors
US6525630B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P1/20336
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic filter includes a substrate, a ground conductor, an input, an output, a first microstrip line positioned on the substrate and electrically coupled to the input and the output, and a first tunable dielectric varactor electrically connected between the microstrip line and the ground conductor. The input preferably includes a second microstrip line positioned on the substrate and including a portion lying parallel to the first microstrip line. The output preferable includes a third microstrip line positioned on the substrate and including a portion lying parallel to the first microstrip line. The first microstrip line includes a first end and a second end, the first end being open circuited and the varactor being connected between the second end and the ground conductor. The filter further includes a bias voltage circuit including a high impedance line, a radial stub extending from the high impedance line, and a patch connected to the high impedance line for connection to a DC source. In a multiple pole embodiment, the filter further includes additional microstrip lines positioned on the filter substrate parallel to the first microstrip line and additional tunable dielec…
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