Abstract:
A ceramic filter (100) is disclosed. The filter (100) has a filter body comprising a dielectric material having a plurality of surfaces with each surface having a plurality of metallized through holes extending through the dielectric material defining a first series of resonators (102) in a first plane and a plurality of second metallized through holes in a different plane and extending transversely with relation to the first, defining a second series of resonators (104). The filter (100) also has a metallization layer substantially coating all surfaces of the filter (100) with the exception that a portion of the surface surrounding each resonator is left unmetallized, and a coupling structure (108) for coupling electrical signals into and out of filter (100).
Abstract:
A multi-stage ceramic bandstop filter electrically isolates coupling between stages in a monolithic block of ceramic material (21) by including holes (32 and 36) between the resonator stages (30, 34, and 38) that are shorted at both the top and the bottom ends, that are coated with conductive material and that behave as electrical shields between the succeeding resonator stages electrically isolating and reducing signal coupling between stages. Isolation between stages is also provided by impedance inverting lengths of transmission line (50 and 52) that coupled the stages together.
Abstract:
In those monolithic ceramic filters that require resonator stages formed within a block of dielectric material to be electrically coupled together through discrete components, namely wires (44 and 46), a substantial space savings as well as improved electrical and mechanical performance can be realized by mounting the wires (44 and 46) within de-coupling cavities (36 and 40) when such de-coupling cavities are available and properly positioned with respect to the other resonator elements in the filter.
Abstract:
A multi-filter device comprising a ceramic block (10) having at least two filters (A and B). Both filters (A and B) include a notch (11 and 13, respectively) formed on one side of the ceramic block (10), such that these notches are flanked by ceramic block material extensions (32). So configured, coarse tuning of the ceramic block (10) can be accomplished through use of existing double-sided lap techniques, yet constant parameter alteration for both filters will be maintained during the milling process.