Varactor-Tuned Compact Dual-Mode Tunable Filter With Constant Passband Characteristics

This paper presents a second-order Chebyshev constant fractional bandwidth (CFBW) tunable bandpass filter with compact size and frequency invariant-passband characteristics using tunable external quality factors. The filter is designed using a stub loaded dual-mode resonator and two sets of varactors for tuning the center frequency and the return loss level. The design is featured with the net-type filter of a short grounded-stub so that the CFBW property can be assured. In addition to the conventional design, a pair of varactors is included at the ends of feeding transmission lines to keep the external quality factors constant while tuning. Within the tunable range of the varactors, the proposed filter is tunable from 1.7 to 2.1 GHz with a 5% CFBW. The measurement results show a 20-dB return loss and insertion loss below 2.9 dB over the entire tuning range.

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