In-situ control of tunable evanescent-mode cavity filters using differential mode monitoring

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 633-636

  Sigmarsson, Hjalti H ^a   Christianson, Andrew ^a   Joshi, Himanshu ^a   Moon, Sungwook ^a   Peroulis, Dimitrios ^a   Chappell, William J ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavity resonators; Evanescent mode filters; Frequency control; Piezoelectric transducers; Tunable filters

Indexed keywords

CAVITY FILTERS; CENTER FREQUENCY; DIFFERENTIAL MODE; FEED-BACK LOOP; FREQUENCY CONTROL; HIGHER ORDER; IN-SITU; IN-SITU CONTROL; LOCK-IN; MAIN MODE; MODE FILTERS; MONITOR AND CONTROL; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; TUNABLE FILTERS; WIDELY TUNABLE;

ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; INSULATING MATERIALS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77949947754     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165776     Document Type: Conference Paper

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