Analytical design of a microstrip UWB BPF with sharp rejection

This paper presents a new Ultra-WideBand (UWB) BandPass Filter (BPF) using half-wavelength (??/2) Stepped-Impedance Stub-Loaded Resonator (SISLR). Analytical equations derived by the even-odd mode analysis show the new filter has two tunable transmission zeros at both sides of the passband to provide a sharp rejection and seven transmission poles inside the passband to achieve U.S. UWB performance. For verification, a UWB BPF is designed, fabricated and measured. The measured results show that the fabricated filter has a -3 dB fractional bandwidth from 3.0 GHz to 10.9 GHz and its insertion loss less than 0.9 dB over the whole passband. Furthermore, the new filter exhibits a simple topology, sharp rejection, and deep stopband suppression.     

Parallel-coupled microstrip filters with over-coupled end stages for suppression of spurious responses

In a parallel-coupled microstrip filter, end stages with over-coupling are designed to suppress the unwanted responses at twice the passband frequency (2f/sub 0/). The inherent transmission zero of an over-coupled input/output stage is shown tunable. It is found that increasing the image impedance of the filter sections can further enhance the suppression. The designed bandpass filters thus have a wide upper stopband and improved passband response symmetry. Measured results of fabricated circuits show that the idea works very well.     

A new method for the design of IIR filters with flat magnitude response

This paper presents a new direct design of infinite-impulse response (IIR) filters with a flat magnitude response in both passband and stopband (Butterworth filters). The design specifications are passband and stopband frequencies and passband droop and stopband attenuation. The approach is based on an allpass filter with flatness at frequency points /spl omega/=0 and /spl omega/=/spl pi/. Depending on the parity of the IIR filter order, the allpass filter is either real or complex. However, in both cases, the resulting IIR filter is real.     

以ⅡR滤波器作补偿的CIC滤波器设计

为解决积分梳状(CIC)滤波器通带失真大和阻带衰减小对其应用的限制,在分析传统CIC滤波器幅频特性的基础上,给出一种用二阶ⅡR滤波器作为补偿滤波器级联CIC滤波器的改进方法。仿真结果表明,它与同级数规模的内插二阶多项式CIC滤波器、锐化CIC滤波器(SCIC)相比,通带和阻带的性能得到较大改善,实现复杂度较低。因此,它适用于对通带、阻带性能和实现复杂度要求较高的多采样率转换系统。     

Lost knowledge refound: sharpened FIR filters

A scenario is presented in which an engineer in the field finds that there is a problem with the system specifications and a symmetric finite impulse response (FIR) filter in the software does not do the job; it needs reduced passband ripple or, maybe, more stopband attenuation. We present a simple method for transforming an FIR filter into one with better passband and stopband characteristics, while maintaining phase linearity. While filter sharpening may not be used often, it does have its place in an engineer's toolbox. An optimal filter has a shorter impulse response than a sharpened filter with the same passband and stopband ripple, and thus is more computationally efficient. However, filter sharpening can be used whenever a given filter response cannot be modified, such as a software code that makes use of an unchangeable filter subroutine. The scenario described is hypothetical, but all practicing engineers have been in situations where a problem needs to be solved without the full arsenal of normal design tools. Filter sharpening could be used when improved filtering is needed, but insufficient ROM space is available to store more filter coefficients, or as a way to reduce ROM requirements. In addition, in some hardware applications using filter ASICs, it may be easier to add additional chips to a design than it is to design a new ASIC.     

High-Selectivity Tunable Planar Combline Filter With Source/Load-Multiresonator Coupling

A tunable planar combline filter exhibiting multiple transmission zeros is reported in this letter. By introducing two new coupled lines, the source/load-multiresonator coupling phenomenon is obtained without using additional combline resonators. The transmission zero locations can be adjusted by means of the length of these coupled lines to improve the upper stopband rejection. Moreover, all of these transmission zeros can be tuned at the same time as the passband without distorting the filtering-response shape. Parasitic coupling effects of the proposed filter topology and guidelines for their compensation are also discussed. The described combline filter is experimentally validated with the design and manufacture of a three-stage electronically-tunable prototype with five transmission zeros.     

光纤光栅Sagnac环级联特性

为了解决单个均匀光纤光栅Sagnac环信道隔离度差的缺点,提出了级联Sagnac环组成梳状滤波器的方案。采用Jones矩阵理论分别对单个光纤光栅Sagnac环和二阶、三阶级联时的频谱特性进行了理论分析和数值仿真。对于三阶Sagnac环级联时的情形,实现了通道间隔为0.8 nm、FWHM为0.1 nm的梳状滤波器,在相同信道间隔下使得FWHM降低为单个光纤光栅Sagnac环的1/4,从而有效提高了系统信道隔离度。得到了具有均匀通带间隔、信道隔离度高、光谱半高宽度FWHM窄等特性的梳状滤波器,使其性能能够更好地满足WDM的使用要求。     

利用AOTF的可调谐光纤激光器的特性研究

提出了一种新型的可调谐光纤激光器 ,其谐振腔是由声光可调谐波长滤波器 (AOTF)和掺铒光纤构成的Fabry Perot腔。该激光器具有调谐方便 ,调谐速度快和调谐范围大的优点。在忽略激发态吸收和放大的自发辐射情况下 ,对该激光器的线宽和调谐特性以及阈值抽运功率和斜率效率进行了理论计算。在中心工作波长 15 5 0nm处 ,得到输出峰值的半极大值线宽 (FWHM)约为 0 2 6nm ,并且在 15 5 0nm附近 ,声波频率每改变 1MHz所调谐的峰值波长间隔约为 8 95nm。理论上 ,调谐范围只受掺铒光纤增益和滤波器带宽的限制。计算结果表明 ,该激光器的阈值抽运功率和斜率效率分别为 0 795mW和 15 15 %。     

Parallel-Coupled Coplanar-Waveguide Bandpass Filter With Multiple Transmission Zeros

A compact parallel-coupled coplanar-waveguide bandpass filter with good selectivity and stopband response is proposed. By using the quarter-wavelength resonators in implementation, the filter size can be reduced and no spurious passband is observed at twice the center frequency (2f₀). In addition, by suitably introducing the capacitive and inductive cross-coupling effects, four transmission zeros around the passband edges may be created for improving the filter selectivity. For design purpose, the equivalent-circuit models are also established. In this study, the compact fourth-order filter with multiple transmission zeros for improving the selectivity is implemented, and its stopband is extended up to 3.43f₀ with a rejection better than -30dB     

Periodic stepped-impedance ring resonator (PSIRR) bandpass filter with a miniaturized area and desirable upper stopband characteristics

A periodic stepped-impedance ring resonator (PSIRR) is proposed to design dual-mode bandpass filters with a miniaturized area and desirable upper stopband characteristics. Design parameters of a PSIRR include impedance ratio R of the hi-Z to low-Z sections, their lengths, and number of impedance steps 2N. The resonant characteristics of PSIRRs with various N and R values are investigated by both the transmission-line theory and electromagnetic simulation. Proper choice of the above parameters leads to an optimal reduction of circuit area and extension of upper rejection bandwidth. Two extra transmission zeros exist in the upper stopband and are tunable via changing the arm lengths of the line-to-ring coupling structure. Realized by the standard microstrip technology, the dual-mode PSIRR bandpass filter has not only the first spurious response at higher than 3.7/spl times/ the passband frequency, but also an area reduction of better than 60% against a conventional ring filter. Experimental results of several fabricated circuits validate the analysis and theoretical prediction.     

A 2.7-V, 200-kHz, 49-dBm, stopband-IIP3, low-noise, fully balancedgm-C filter IC

This 2.7 V low-distortion, low-noise, fourth order gm-C filter adopts real resistors for terminations and transconductors of wide common mode input range. Degradation in passband ripple due to mismatch between termination resistors and transconductors is alleviated by design centering. The filter achieves a stopband third-order intermodulation intercept point (IIP3) of 49 dBm, a passband IIP3 of 14 dBm, an input-referred noise of 28 nV/√(Hz) and a common mode rejection ratio of 70 dB. The cutoff frequency is tuned to 200 kHz using a reference resistor. The filter consumes 11.5 mA/channel. It operates even at 2.2 V with a stopband IIP3 of 40 dBm     

Tapered dual-plane compact electromagnetic bandgap microstrip filter structures

In this paper, the designs of two novel tapered dual-plane compact electromagnetic bandgap (C-EBG) microstrip filter structures are presented. With the dual-plane configuration, the proposed structure displays an ultrawide stopband with high attenuation within a small circuit area. Chebyshev distribution is adopted to eliminate ripples in the passband caused by the periodicity of the EBG structure. This gives rise to a compact EBG structure that exhibits excellent transmission and rejection characteristics in the passband and the stopband, respectively. The proposed structures are implemented and the measurement results are found to be in good agreement with the simulation results, verifying the excellent stopband and passband performance obtained using the proposed configuration. These novel structures are easy to fabricate and are promising structures that have wide applications for compact and high performance circuit component designs in microwave circuits.     

Improved filter sharpening

We propose a natural extension to Kaiser-Hamming (1977) filter sharpening methods to allow for a piecewise linear desired amplitude change function (ACF). The primary advantages of the proposed ACF over piecewise constant ACFs is that we obtain better control of selective improvement (or degradation) in either the passband or stopband or both, and we are not restricted to applying our methods to filters with piecewise constant pass and stopbands, since linear segments of slope 1 can be used to retain existing filter performance in either passband or stopband. The proposed ACF approximating polynomial (AP) is easy to compute, may be constrained to have simple (or integer) coefficients, and may be expressed as the AP of Kaiser and Hamming plus a correction polynomial. We also provide applications for motivation     

Asymmetric Dual-Passband Coplanar Waveguide Filters Using Periodic Composite Right/Left-Handed and Quarter-Wavelength Stubs

A novel dual-passband coplanar waveguide (CPW) filter periodically loaded with the composite right/left-handed (CRLH) short-circuited stubs and the quarter-wavelength open-circuited stubs in asymmetric configuration is presented. The unit-cell equivalent circuit of the periodic structure in conjunction with Floquet's theorem is employed to find the propagation characteristics of passband and stopband regions. Unlike the conventional quarter-wavelength transmission-line inverter suitable only for a narrow frequency range, the dual-band inverter is adopted in the dual-passband filter to achieve a better frequency response within two operating bands. The performance of the 2.4/5.8-GHz third-order CRLH CPW dual-passband filter with 52% and 23% bandwidths is measured and validated by full-wave simulation. Two arbitrary passband regions are presented and the stopband within the passbands can be controlled by varying the length of open-circuited stub, supporting the flexibility and compactness of the proposed dual-passband filter     

具有良好选择性及带外抑制的小型低通滤波器

本文提出了一种具有良好选择性以及宽带带外抑制的小型低通滤波器结构。滤波器的每一级由一段微带线和交指电容构成。基于对每一级结构的分析,我们可以确定通带的范围。为了进一步提高带外的抑制性,对单级滤波器进行了周期性的级联。通过产生多个带外衰减极点来实现带外的宽带抑制。此滤波器3dB 截止频率3.67GHz,带内插损-0.9dB,带内回波损耗低于-13dB。通带到阻带的选择度为160dB/GHz。带外抑制从3.8GHz 到13.1GHz 低于-20dB。     

Dual band notched UWB-BPF based on hybrid microstrip-to-CPW transition

The research paper proposes a compact dual notched band ultra-wideband (UWB) bandpass filter (BPF). The basic architecture of the filter is developed using the hybrid microstrip-to-coplanar waveguide (CPW) technology, wherein a short circuited CPW in ground is coupled vertically via the dielectric to the microstrip lines on the top plane. The broadside alignment generates a three pole BPF with dual transmission zeros (TZs) on either passband/stopband edges which leads to minimum insertion loss passband and sharp roll-offs. Later, multiple spirals and split ring resonators (SRRs) are embedded in the CPW of the UWB filter to introduce the dual notches and widen the stopband respectively. The proposed filter is fabricated to justify its measured response. The proposed filter measures only 14.6 × 7.3 mm².     

一种模拟双折射可调谐密集波分复用滤波器的设计

提出了一种基于模拟双折射模块的可调谐偏振光干涉型密集波分复用滤波器(DWDM)的新结构。其由置于起偏和检偏器之间的若干个具有相同结构的模拟双折射模块级联构成。每个模拟双折射模块由两个分别用于分束和合束的双折射晶体、放置于其中的两个具有不同折射率的介质块和一个半波片构成。研究了该滤波器的中心频率的可调谐特性。研究表明，利用该结构的滤波器，在满足一定平坦化要求的情况下，如果小角度旋转模拟双折射模块单元，可以在获得大平坦宽度的通带和阻带以及高隔离度的同时简便地实现中心频率的微调谐。实验中，用单级模拟双折射模块验证了该结构的可行性。     

Compact triple-passband bandpass filter based on new modified stepped impedance resonators

This study proposed a triple-passband bandpass filter with compact size, low loss and high passband selectivity. The filter includes two coupled stepped impedance resonators (SIRs) and two embedded stub-loaded stepped impedance resonators (SL-SIRs), connected with coupling scheme at the symmetric plane of the filter. The filter is designed to have triple-passband at 2.4, 3.5 and 5.2 GHz for worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) applications. By properly tuning the impedance ratio and physical length ratio of the SL-SIRs, the three passbands can be easily determined, at the same time, achieving the high passband selectivity and wide stopband. Besides, the transmission zeros near passband edges of each passband are generated by the proposed filter with cross-coupling structure. The measured results are in good agreement with the full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation results.     

A high-frequency fifth order switched-current bilinear ellipticlowpass filter

Design considerations for and measured results of a prototype high-frequency fifth order switched-current bilinear elliptic lowpass filter are presented in this paper. The prototype filter was implemented on a standard 1.2 μm double-metal single-polysilicon CMOS process and occupied a total die area of 1.5 mm². When clocked at 2 MHz, the filter achieved a passband edge of 350 kHz, a stopband edge of 420 kHz, a passband ripple of 0.6 dB and a minimum stopband attenuation of 26 dB. With a single 5 V power supply the filter consumed 28 mW     

一种S波段小型宽带微带带通滤波器优化设计

基于并联短截线谐振器与联接线变换器构成的传统微带带通滤波结构,提出了一种工作在S波段的改进型宽带带通滤波器。以三阶结构为例,通过将两侧并联短截线进行弯折,形成耦合线结构;将中间并联短截线进行拆分,变为并联的短路线和开路线,实现了在通带性能基本不变的前提下,获得阻带可调控的传输零点,进而提高过渡带陡峭度。为了进一步抑制阻带,在滤波器两侧级联扇形微带低通滤波结构,改善阻带性能。利用ADS和HFSS仿真软件对滤波器结构进行仿真优化设计,并最终进行了实物加工和测试。实测结果表明,通带内2~4 GHz插入损耗小于0.7 dB,回波损耗大于17 dB,通带外4.6~6.5 GHz 阻带抑制达到20 dB 以上。