Hybrid Wideband Staircase Filters in Rectangular Waveguide With Enhanced Out-of-Band Response

[EN] The objective of this article is to describe the design of a new family of wideband filters in a rectangular waveguide based on hybrid couplings and a staircase configuration. The use of E-plane T-junctions and E-plane folded structures is also discussed, in order to enhance the out-of-band res...

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Autores: Valencia-Sullca, Joaquín Francisco, Cogollos, Santiago|||0000-0002-4189-2952, Boria Esbert, Vicente Enrique|||0000-0001-7150-9785, Guglielmi, Marco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/187209
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/187209
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Resonators
Couplings
Rectangular waveguides
Waveguide discontinuities
Passband
Wideband
Microwave filters
Aggressive space mapping (ASM)
Bandpass filters
Hybrid (inductive and capacitive) irises
Manifold connections
Staircase configuration
Wideband response
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Sumario:[EN] The objective of this article is to describe the design of a new family of wideband filters in a rectangular waveguide based on hybrid couplings and a staircase configuration. The use of E-plane T-junctions and E-plane folded structures is also discussed, in order to enhance the out-of-band response and the selectivity of the filter with respect to the current state of the art. The design of several hybrid filter prototypes is discussed in detail, including manufacturing sensitivity and high-power analysis. Finally, simulations and measurements for an eight-pole filter prototype are also compared, showing very good agreement, thereby fully validating both the design procedure and the new filter topology that we propose.