Computer aided design for new microwave filter topologies for spatial applications in Ka band

This paper presents, in the first part, an original topologie of dielectric resonators for multilayer filter applications in Ka band. The resonant element is defined by a partially metallized dielectric plate enclosed in a parallelepipedic cavity. This topology allows a high integration in a planar environment type and presents high electrical performances too. It is easily manufactured, and suitable for high frequencies filtering and power applications. In order to realize multipole filters without tuning, a direct electromagnetic optimization method developed in our laboratory is applied. This method combines a electromagnetic software based on the finite element method, and a specific one to establish the identified coupling matrix deducted from the filter responses. Some experiments are performed to verify the theoretical design. In the second part, we consider a new global function which combines filtering and radiating characteristics. For the first time, an opened tuning less two-pole filter defined by two superposed resonators coupled by a metallic iris is designed. Its filtering and radiating functions are optimized in the same time to present required electrical performances.