Quasi-Elliptical Stub-Based Multi-Resonance Waveguide Filters With Low Manufacturing Complexity for mm-Wave Applications

In this paper, the design and realization of quasi-elliptical waveguide filters with reduced manufacturing complexity are discussed. The filters are based on TE mode cavities, which are loaded with TM mode stubs. It is shown that dual-, triple- and quadruple-resonance segments are obtained by using up to three stubs loaded on the broad side of a TE mode cavity. The structures obtained can either be used as a stand-alone filter or even as a building block suitable for the realization of higher order filters. The multi-resonance blocks reveal several advantages in the mm-wave area: The manufacturing complexity is easy to handle and comparable to simple all-pole filters, which is especially important at high frequencies. Therefore, three prototypes are manufactured as proof of concept in the D-band (110 GHz–170 GHz). Moreover, the building blocks are able to produce $n-1$ transmission zeros (TZs) with $n$ being the number of resonances. Therefore, the blocks generate between one (dual-resonance) and up to three (quadruple-resonance) TZs. Advantageously, the filters can be cut in the E-plane in order to reduce the insertion loss and hence consist of only two components. Three examples are manufactured by high precision CNC milling and reveal good agreement to the simulation by obtaining unloaded Q-factors of up to 1000.

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