Analog tuning of compact varactor-loaded combline filters in substrate integrated waveguide

European Microwave Week 2012: "Space for Microwaves", EuMW 2012, Conference Proceedings - 42nd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 257-260

  Sirci, S ^a   Martinez, J D ^b   Taroncher, M ^a   Boria, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INSTRUMENTACIÓN PARA IMAGEN MOLECULAR I3M   (Spain)

Author keywords

compact filter; continuous tuning; substrate integrated waveguide; Tunable filter

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CHEBYSHEV FILTERS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROWAVES; POLES; SUBSTRATE INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES; VARACTORS;

CENTRE FREQUENCY; COAXIAL RESONATORS; COMBLINE FILTERS; COMPACT FILTER; CONTINUOUS TUNING; FRACTIONAL BANDWIDTHS; POST-FABRICATION; TUNABLE FILTERS;

WAVEGUIDE FILTERS;

EID: 84874637867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.23919/eumc.2012.6459133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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