Compact Multi-harmonic Suppression LTCC Bandpass Filter Using Parallel Short-ended Coupled-line Structure

ETRI Journal

关键词: LTCC;    bandpass filter;    coupled-line;    Harmonic suppression;   

Others  :  1185808
DOI  :  10.4218/etrij.09.0108.0379

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents a novel simple filter design method based on a parallel short-ended coupled-line structure with capacitive loading for size reduction and ultra-broad rejection of spurious passbands. In addition, the introduction of a cross-coupling capacitor into the miniaturized coupled-line can create a transmission zero at the second harmonic frequency for better frequency selectivity and attenuation level. The aperture compensation technique is also applied to achieve a strong coupling in the coupled-line section. The influence of using the connecting transmission line to cascade two identical one-stage filters is studied for the first time. Specifically, such a two-stage bandpass filter operating at 2.3 GHz with a fractional bandwidth of 10% was designed and realized with low-temperature co-fired ceramic technology for application in base stations that need high power handling capability. It achieved attenuation in excess of -40 dB up to 4f0 and low insertion loss of -1.2 dB with the size of 10 mm × 7 mm × 2.2 mm. The measured and simulated results showed good agreement.

   

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