MICROWAVE FILTERS AND COUPLING STRUCTURES

Abstract

The work of the two-year course of this contract is summarized. A two-resonator-waveguide, magnetically-tunable filter and a two-resonator, strip-line, magnetically-tunable filter are de scribed. These filters utilize ferrimagnetic resonance in single-crystal yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG) to achieve tuning which is controlled by a biasing dc magnetic field. The waveguide filter is for X-band and uses a novel coupling structure which increases the coupling between the external circuit and the YIG resonators. This makes it possible to use unusually small resonators (0.025-inch diameter), which helps to reduce spurious response activity in the stop bands. The strip-line filter is for S- band. The exact design of band-stop filters is extended to cover additional strip-line (or coaxial) configurations which have practical advantages. These include a configuration where the resonator lines are parallel to, but separate from, the main transmission line, and a configuration where the resonators are parallel to the main transmission line and attached to it. The first form is advantageous for narrow-stop-band filters, while the latter form is advantageous for wide-stop-band filters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0404040

Entities

People

  • B. M. Schiffman
  • E. G. Cristal
  • G. L. Matthaei
  • L. A. Robinson

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Bandwidth
  • Converters
  • Crystal Structure
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Frequency Bands
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Signal Generators
  • Strip Transmission Lines
  • Waveguide Filters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design