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Millimeter-wave reconfigurable bandpass filters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2014

King Yuk “Eric” Chan  and
Rodica Ramer
King Yuk “Eric” Chan*
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. Phone: +614 3369 9209
Rodica Ramer
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. Phone: +614 3369 9209
*
Corresponding author: K. Y. Chan Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Millimeter-wave reconfigurable bandpass filters with the ability to operate between 60 GHz and the E-band, capable of providing good channel isolation, are presented. A fully integrated filter with all reconfigurable elements embedded for compactness and a switchable filter that uses radio frequency micro-electro-mechanical system (RF MEMS) single-pole double-throw switches are designed. A new method that increases fractional bandwidths is introduced. It uses inductively coupled inverters without requiring their tuning. New circuit models are offered for inverters, reconfigurable resonators, and reconfigurable bandstop stubs. Our compact bandpass filter achieved a footprint of only 4.75 mm × 3.75 mm. Measurements for our filters show good agreement with the results of simulations.

Keywords

FiltersRF-MEMS and MOEMS
Type
Research Paper
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 7 , Issue 6 , December 2015 , pp. 671 - 678
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2014 

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