IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity · 2007 · 31 citations · 11 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceElectronic MaterialsMicrowave EngineeringWireless CommunicationsMicrowave FiltersMicrowave MaterialsMicrowave ResonatorsMicrowave Transmission LinesMillimeter-wave CommunicationsResonant CircuitsBand-pass FilteringBand-pass FiltersBandwidthElectromagnetic Field SimulationFilter DesignFilter SimulationHairpin FiltersUnloaded Quality Factor
A transmit band pass filter using circular-disk high-temperature superconductor (HTS) bulk resonators was designed with a 5.0 GHz center frequency and a 100 MHz bandwidth for use in international mobile telecommunication (IMT) advanced applications. The frequency response and electromagnetic field were calculated using a three-dimensional simulator. The mode of the resonator was used because it had the smallest diameter. Using stripline (SL) resonators enhanced both the unloaded quality factor and the coupling between the input/output ports and resonators. The frequency response of the designed SL 3-pole Chebyshev filter meets the requirements of IMT-Advanced applications. Additionally, the maximum surface current of the HTS bulk filter was approximately 86% less than that of a conventional hairpin filter.
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