Miniaturized Quad-Band Filter Design Using Substrate Integrated Coaxial Cavity

We propose a miniaturized quad-band filter (QBF), designed using substrate-integrated coaxial cavities (SICCs). The employed SICC structure consists of two vertically stacked substrates with a large circular patch embedded in between. The embedded patch is segmented unevenly into four pieces, which...

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Main Authors: Chung-I G. Hsu, Wanchu Hong, Mingchih Chen, Wei-Chun Tu, Gwan-Wei Su, Min-Hua Ho
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
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author Chung-I G. Hsu
Wanchu Hong
Mingchih Chen
Wei-Chun Tu
Gwan-Wei Su
Min-Hua Ho
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Mingchih Chen
Wei-Chun Tu
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Min-Hua Ho
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description We propose a miniaturized quad-band filter (QBF), designed using substrate-integrated coaxial cavities (SICCs). The employed SICC structure consists of two vertically stacked substrates with a large circular patch embedded in between. The embedded patch is segmented unevenly into four pieces, which are shorted to the cavity’s bottom wall through one or two blind vias. This SICC structure exhibits four independently controlled resonances with frequencies much lower than the frequency of its conventional SIW cavity counterpart, thus achieving size reduction. A sample quad-band filter is designed and fabricated for experimental measurement. Reasonably good agreement between measured and simulated data is observed.
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spelling doaj.art-a47e4d403d18456c84e6681a8de1e9442023-11-16T22:10:58ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2023-01-0114234710.3390/mi14020347Miniaturized Quad-Band Filter Design Using Substrate Integrated Coaxial CavityChung-I G. Hsu0Wanchu Hong1Mingchih Chen2Wei-Chun Tu3Gwan-Wei Su4Min-Hua Ho5Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 64002, TaiwanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, National Changhua University of Education, Chunghua 50007, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Business Administration, College of Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, TaiwanUniversal Microwave Technology, Inc., Keelung 20647, TaiwanWistron Corporation, Taipei 11469, TaiwanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, National Changhua University of Education, Chunghua 50007, TaiwanWe propose a miniaturized quad-band filter (QBF), designed using substrate-integrated coaxial cavities (SICCs). The employed SICC structure consists of two vertically stacked substrates with a large circular patch embedded in between. The embedded patch is segmented unevenly into four pieces, which are shorted to the cavity’s bottom wall through one or two blind vias. This SICC structure exhibits four independently controlled resonances with frequencies much lower than the frequency of its conventional SIW cavity counterpart, thus achieving size reduction. A sample quad-band filter is designed and fabricated for experimental measurement. Reasonably good agreement between measured and simulated data is observed.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/2/347quad-band filter (QBF)substrate integrated coaxial cavity (SICC)coaxial cavity modecircuit miniaturization
spellingShingle Chung-I G. Hsu
Wanchu Hong
Mingchih Chen
Wei-Chun Tu
Gwan-Wei Su
Min-Hua Ho
Miniaturized Quad-Band Filter Design Using Substrate Integrated Coaxial Cavity
Micromachines
quad-band filter (QBF)
substrate integrated coaxial cavity (SICC)
coaxial cavity mode
circuit miniaturization
title Miniaturized Quad-Band Filter Design Using Substrate Integrated Coaxial Cavity
title_full Miniaturized Quad-Band Filter Design Using Substrate Integrated Coaxial Cavity
title_fullStr Miniaturized Quad-Band Filter Design Using Substrate Integrated Coaxial Cavity
title_full_unstemmed Miniaturized Quad-Band Filter Design Using Substrate Integrated Coaxial Cavity
title_short Miniaturized Quad-Band Filter Design Using Substrate Integrated Coaxial Cavity
title_sort miniaturized quad band filter design using substrate integrated coaxial cavity
topic quad-band filter (QBF)
substrate integrated coaxial cavity (SICC)
coaxial cavity mode
circuit miniaturization
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/2/347
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