MMIC Transversal Filter using Multiple-Coupled-Line Directional Couplers

다중결합선로 방향성 결합기를 이용한 MMIC 트랜스버살 필터

  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

There are critical drawbacks in fabricating MMIC transversal filters because the length of the conventional transversal filter structure is much longer than the width. In order to solve this structural problem, a transversal filter using multiple-coupled-line directional couplers which can achieve tight coupling is proposed. The length of the proposed transversal filter can be made short using multiple-coupled-line couplers so that the structure of the proposed filter is applicable to MMIC technology. Because of the dielectric and conductor losses, the excited signal at the input port becomes smaller when it progresses through each directional coupler. Therefore, the strength of the coupled signals at the latter directional couplers becomes smaller than the designed one and this, in turn, gives rise to performance aggravation. A modified coupling coefficient formula to prevent frequency characteristic degradation is introduced. The proposed filter structure and the design method are verified by the calculated result and 3D full-wave analysis.

기존의 트랜스버살 필터는 MMIC로 제작할 때 폭 방향에 비해 길이 방향의 길이가 너무 긴 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 필터의 길이 방향 길이를 줄여 제작에 더 유리한 구조를 가질 수 있으며 임의의 높은 결합도도 얻을 수 있는 다중 결합선로 방향성 결합기를 이용한 트랜스버살 필터를 제안하였다. 트랜스버살 필터의 입력단에 입력된 신호는 각 방향성 결합기를 거치면서 유전체와 도체 손실에 의해 점점 작아지기 때문에 뒤쪽에 위치한 방향성 결합기에서 결합된 신호는 설계치보다 작게 되어 필터의 주파수 특성을 열화시킨다. 이러한 현상을 개선하기 위해 수정된 결합계수 계산식을 제시하였다. 유도된 계산식 및 3차원 시뮬레이션을 통해 제안된 필터의 설계 방법과 동작 특성을 검증하였다.

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