Characteristics of Linearly Tapered Coupled Strip-Line Filters

선형테이퍼 결합 Strip 선로의 여파특성

In this paper, the characteristics of linearly tapered strip-line filters, where the even-mode and odd-mode characteristic impedances vary linearly with the same degree along the lines, are analyzed. The Impedance parameters of linearly tapered coupled strip-line, which is made by connecting two linearly tapered unsymmetric coupled strip-lines In cascade and the I:no input and output terminals are made equal, are obtained. Using the above parameters, the Image parameters of linearly tapered coupled strip-line filters are derived. The result of analysis shows that the line length can be made shorter and also the stop-band width between the fundamental and second pass-band becomes wider, compared with the coupled strip-line filters which use uniform strip-lines. Furthermore, the difference of impedance levels in the fundsmental and second pass-band becomes larger with the degree of taper of the lines. This property is unique, in comparison with the case of uniform or exponentially tapered strip-line filters.

본논문은 특성임퍼이던스가 선형적으로 변화하는 단일 Strip선로의 특성파라미터를 이용하여, 우선 even-mode 및 odd-mode임피이던스가 모두 선형적으로 변화하는 비대칭형인 결합Strip선로의 특성파라미터를 구하였다. 다음에는 상기한 비대칭결합Strip선로를 종속연결한 대칭형결합Strip선로를 구성하고, 선로단자조건에 따라서 결합Strip선로가 갖는 여파특성을 고찰하였다. 선형 결합Strip선로의 특성을 해석한 결과, 선형결합Strip선로는 균일Strip선로를 사용하는 경우에 비하여 몇가지 점에서 좋은 여파특성을 갖고 있음을 명시하였다.