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Microwave filter with dielectric resonator

US8847710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2011
Grant dateSep 30, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01P7/10
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A filter of longitudinal axis Z includes: at least one resonant cavity delimited by walls made of a material that has a non-zero expansion coefficient; a dielectric resonator mounted in the cavity transversally to the axis Z; a mechanical device for compensating at least one resonance frequency of the cavity as a function of the temperature. The compensation device comprises: at least one rotationally mobile finger for each mode and for each cavity, the mobile finger penetrating to a fixed depth into the cavity via a pivot link, and an external mechanical actuator mounted parallel to the axis Z and mechanically coupled to the mobile finger, the external mechanical actuator being made of a material that has a coefficient of thermal expansion at least five times lower than that of the walls of the filter.

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