ELECTRONICALLY TUNABLE MICROWAVE BANDPASS FILTER
Abstract
An equivalent circuit of two orthogonal striplines coupled by a ferrite (yttrium iron garnet) sphere is derived, using the scattering matrix method. This derivation shows that a nonreciprocal phase shifter can be represented by gyrator networks. Based on this analysis, a YIG bandpass filter, electronically tunable over a very broad frequency range (4:1), is designed by coupling two broadband 180-deg phase shift circuits with a small single crystal YIG sphere. The report also reviews some basic principles pertaining to filter considerations, analyzes the filter circuit of two orthogonal striplines coupled by a ferrite sphere, and synthesizes the equivalent filter circuit by a scattering matrix method. These results describe the operation of the filter circuit under various terminal excitations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0662215
Entities
People
- Frank Reggia
- Ting Hei Mak
Organizations
- Harry Diamond Laboratories