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Tuning bandwidth and center frequencies in a bandpass filter

US9225051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · US

Inventor

Andrew Guyette · San Mateo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2011
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01P7/088
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for independently tuning bandwidth and center frequencies in a bandpass filter. The filter can be configured with a plurality of resonators, wherein the resonators are coupled over a certain coupling region. Additionally, the filter can be configured with a plurality of tuning elements. For each of the inter-resonator couplings, at least one of the resonators associated with the inter-resonator coupling can have a first tuning element placed at a first location on the resonator and a second tuning element placed at a second location on the resonator. Simultaneously tuning the first and second tuning elements can adjust the center frequency, and offset tuning the first and second tuning elements can adjust the bandwidth frequency.

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