The continuously varying transmission-line technique -: Application to filter design

被引:48
作者
Le Roy, M [1 ]
Pérennec, A [1 ]
Toutain, S [1 ]
Calvez, LC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Brest, UMR CNRS 6616, LEST, F-29285 Brest, France
关键词
nonuniform transmission lines; microwave filters;
D O I
10.1109/22.788609
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, an original approach to analyze and optimize continuously varying transmission lines (CVTL's) is used to design planar microwave filters. The method is based on exact solutions of the telegrapher's relations of nonuniform transmission lines. The CVTL scattering parameters are investigated in detail in the frequency domain. In order to validate the method, several different CVTL's are built using microstrip and coplanar-waveguide technology, Measured data are presented and compared with theory over a wide frequency range.
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页码:1680 / 1687
页数:8
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