Abstract
Ultra-narrowband absorptive bandstop filters (ABSFs) are presented in this letter. They are based on a hybrid RF-design approach in which high-unloaded quality-factor (Q) acoustic wave (AW) resonators and low-Q lumped-element components are effectively combined to create narrow (< 0.1%) fractional-bandwidth (FBW) stopbands that exhibit theoretically infinite attenuation and effective quality factor (Qeff) of the order of a thousand. The proposed ABSF design approach is experimentally validated with two manufactured prototypes at 418 MHz that consist of commercially-available surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators and surface mounted devices (SMDs). Measured FBWs as narrow as 0.02% that correspond to a Qeff of 10,000 and maximum stopband isolation of 68 dB validate the conceived ABSF design concept.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 7163370 |
| Pages (from-to) | 570-572 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Absorptive bandstop filter (ABSF)
- acoustic wave (AW) filter
- AW resonator
- bandstop filter
- high-quality-factor (Q) filter
- narrowband filter