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US5714919A
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Dielectric notch resonator and filter having preadjusted degree of coupling
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1994-10-07
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Granted: 1998-02-03
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Expires: 2014-10-07
Abstract
Abstract The dielectric notch filter of the invention includes: a transmission line for transmitting a high-frequency signal; input and output terminals provided at both ends of the transmission line; a ground conductor for supplying a ground potential; and a dielectric resonator connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line. The dielectric notch filter further includes an impedance matching element connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line in parallel with the dielectric resonator. The dielectric resonator includes: a cavity connected to the ground conductor; a dielectric block provided in the cavity; a coupling device coupled with an electromagnetic field produced in the cavity; and a coupling adjusting line for connecting the coupling device to the transmission line and for adjusting the degree of electromagnetic coupling.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuki Satoh
- 👤 Masami Hatanaka
- 👤 Toshio Ishizaki
- 👤 Yuji Saka
- 👤 Toshiaki Nakamura
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 03:00
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01P; H01P1/00; H01P1/20; H01P1/207; H01P1/208; H01P1/2084; H01P1/201; H01P1/203; H01P1/20309; H01P7/00; H01P7/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A dielectric notch filter comprising: a transmission line for transmitting a high-frequency signal applied thereto; an input terminal and an output terminal provided at respective ends of the transmission line; a ground conductor for supplying a ground potential; and a dielectric resonator connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line, wherein the dielectric notch filter further comprises impedance matching means connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line in parallel with the dielectric resonator, and the dielectric resonator includes: a cavity connected to the ground conductor; a dielectric block provided in the cavity; a coupling device for coupling with an electromagnetic field produced in the cavity in response to the applied high-frequency signal; and a coupling adjusting line for connecting the coupling device to the transmission line and for providing a preadjusted degree of electromagnetic coupling, wherein the degree of electromagnetic coupling is determined by an electrical length of the coupling adjusting line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A dielectric notch filter comprising: a transmission line for transmitting a high-frequency signal applied thereto; an input terminal and an output terminal provided at respective ends of the transmission line; a ground conductor for supplying a ground potential; and a dielectric resonator connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line, wherein the dielectric notch filter further comprises impedance matching means connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line in parallel with the dielectric resonator, and the dielectric resonator includes: a cavity connected to the ground conductor; a dielectric block provided in the cavity; a coupling device for coupling with an electromagnetic field produced in the cavity in response to the applied high-frequency signal; and a coupling adjusting line for connecting the coupling device to the transmission line and for providing a preadjusted degree of electromagnetic coupling, wherein the degree of electromagnetic coupling is determined by an electrical length of the coupling adjusting line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the coupling adjusting line and the impedance matching means comprises a respective conductor pattern provided in a dielectric substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 1, wherein an impedance value of the impedance matching means is determined in accordance with the electrical length of the coupling adjusting line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 1, wherein the coupling adjusting line is formed of a TEM mode transmission line, and the degree of electromagnetic coupling is determined by a dielectric material inserted between the TEM mode transmission line and the ground conductor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 1, wherein the impedance matching means is an inductor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 5, wherein the inductor is an air-core coil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 1, wherein the impedance matching means is a capacitor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 1, wherein the impedance matching means is a stub.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
195 words
A dielectric notch filter comprising: a transmission line for transmitting a high-frequency signal applied thereto; an input terminal and an output terminal provided at respective ends of the transmission line; a ground conductor for supplying a ground potential; and a plurality of dielectric resonators connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line, wherein the dielectric notch filter further comprises a respective plurality of impedance matching means connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line in parallel with the corresponding plurality of dielectric resonators, and each of the dielectric resonators includes: a respective cavity connected to the ground conductor; a respective dielectric block provided in the corresponding cavity; a respective coupling device for coupling with an electromagnetic field produced in the corresponding cavity in response to the applied high-frequency signal; and a respective coupling adjusting line for connecting the corresponding coupling device to the transmission line and for providing a respective preadjusted degree of electromagnetic coupling, wherein the respective degree of electromagnetic coupling is determined by an electrical length of the corresponding coupling adjusting line, resonance frequencies of the respective plurality of dielectric resonators being distributed symmetrically with respect to a filter center frequency.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
195 words
A dielectric notch filter comprising: a transmission line for transmitting a high-frequency signal applied thereto; an input terminal and an output terminal provided at respective ends of the transmission line; a ground conductor for supplying a ground potential; and a plurality of dielectric resonators connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line, wherein the dielectric notch filter further comprises a respective plurality of impedance matching means connected to the ground conductor and the transmission line in parallel with the corresponding plurality of dielectric resonators, and each of the dielectric resonators includes: a respective cavity connected to the ground conductor; a respective dielectric block provided in the corresponding cavity; a respective coupling device for coupling with an electromagnetic field produced in the corresponding cavity in response to the applied high-frequency signal; and a respective coupling adjusting line for connecting the corresponding coupling device to the transmission line and for providing a respective preadjusted degree of electromagnetic coupling, wherein the respective degree of electromagnetic coupling is determined by an electrical length of the corresponding coupling adjusting line, resonance frequencies of the respective plurality of dielectric resonators being distributed symmetrically with respect to a filter center frequency.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
85 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of dielectric resonators are first to fifth dielectric resonators, the first to fifth dielectric resonators being arranged in a direction from the input terminal to the output terminal, and the first to fifth dielectric resonators have resonance frequencies F1 to F5, respectively, the resonance frequencies F1 to F5 satisfying conditions of: F4=fo+df2 F2=fo+df1 F1=fo F5=fo-df1 F3=fo-df2 where df1 and df2 denote respective frequency offsets such that 0<df1<df2, and fo denotes the filter center frequency.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
88 words
A dielectric notch filter according to claim 10, wherein respective portions of the transmission line between the first and the second dielectric resonators and between the fourth and the fifth dielectric resonators have corresponding electrical lengths larger than λ/4×(2m-1) and smaller than λ/4×(2m-1)+λ/8, respective portions of the transmission line between the second and the third dielectric resonators and between the third and the fourth dielectric resonators have corresponding electrical lengths larger than λ/4×(2m-1)+λ/8 and smaller than λ/4×(2m-1), where λ denotes a wavelength, and m is a natural number.
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