Low-loss two-pole tunable filters with three different predefined bandwidth characteristics

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1137-1148

  Park, Sang June ^a,b   Rebeiz, Gabriel M ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitive loading; Coupling coefficient; Electric coupling; Magnetic coupling; Tunable filter; Varactor

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOADS; INTERMODULATION; VARACTORS;

CAPACITIVE LOADING; COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; ELECTRIC COUPLING; TUNABLE FILTERS;

MICROWAVE FILTERS;

EID: 44049090935     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.921638     Document Type: Article

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