Abstract:
An in-line resonator filter has a linear array of three or more conductors. A first pair of adjacent conductors has inductive main coupling and oppositely signed capacitive main coupling, while a second pair of non-adjacent conductors has inductive cross-coupling. The first and second pairs have one conductor in common. Between the second pair of non-adjacent conductors, there is no direct ohmic connection that provides the corresponding inductive cross-coupling. The oppositely signed capacitive main coupling compensates for at least a portion of the inductive main coupling between the first pair of adjacent conductors. The in-line resonator filter is able to provide one or more transmission zeros without requiring any discrete bypass connectors that provide direct ohmic connection between pairs of non-adjacent conductors. As such, the in-line resonator filters can be smaller, less complex, and less susceptible to damage.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a filter component, a tuning component and a method of tuning a filter. The filter component comprises a shell, a top metal sheet and a bottom metal sheet, wherein the shell possesses a top cover, a bottom cover and at least one side wall; the top cover, the bottom cover and the at least one side wall limit an inner cavity; the shell is configured to receive first to third radio frequency (RF) transmission lines; the top metal sheet is installed in the inner cavity and possesses a plurality of openings forming a first hole graph; the bottom metal sheet is installed in the inner cavity and possesses a plurality of openings forming a second hole graph; the top metal sheet and the bottom metal sheet are vertically arranged with an interval as a vertical stack relation in the inner cavity; and each of the top metal sheet and the bottom metal sheet includes at least one resonator.