UHF second order bandpass filters based on miniature two-section SIR coaxial resonators

This paper describes a concept of stepped impedance resonators (SIR) built from two coaxial structures fitted inside one another. The resonator is built out of a succession of two coaxial sections in cascade, where the ground conductor of the first one is the central core of the next, or vice-versa. An advantageous property of SIR is that they allow a substantial reduction in size, while keeping away the first harmonic and without strongly degrading the quality factor. After describing the theoretical behavior of the resonator, we will then present the specific properties of this approach in second order filter, conceived, and realized in the UHF band. With this example, we will also address flexibility and tunability aspects, which are the other potentially useful properties of the structure. Measurements and simulations are presented and discussed. The architecture resembles a set of two Russian dolls that fit inside one another.

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