• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.245-250
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• 2013

This paper presents a tunable bandpass filter based on the varactor-loaded composite right- and left-handed transmission line (CRLH-TL). The proposed filter is composed of one CRLH-TL unit cell, which corresponds to the third-order bandpass filter. The tunable bandpass filter is designed using only lumped-elements. The use of lumped elements saves space and lowers the fabrication cost. The size of the proposed tunable bandpass filter is $17mm{\times}5mm$, neglecting the feed lines and DC lines. All of the varactors are controlled by one DC bias. The center frequency of the bandpass filter can be controlled by varying the value of the varactors. The tunable range of the center frequency is from 412.5 to 670 MHz. The insertion loss is less than 3 dB, the return loss is more than 10 dB in the passband.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.484-488
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• 2010

In this paper, we present a novel tunable microstrip bandpass filter based on split ring resonators (SRRs). The varactors are reverse-biased semiconductor diode, and are connected between the concentric rings of the SRR. An individual varactor loaded SRR based bandpass tunable filter module is analyzed. Then a second order tunable filter with 7% fractional bandwidth and a tuning range from 2.75 to 2.86 GHz is assembled from basic filter modules. The simulator HFSS (V10) is used to design the tunable filter and to simulate. The results show good characteristics is created.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.44-47
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• 2016

TVWS에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있고, TVWS를 이용하는 통신시스템과 서비스에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. TVWS는 사용할 수 있는 주파수가 지역적으로 그리고 시간적으로 다르다. 때문에 TVWS를 이용하는 RF 시스템이 주파수가변 대역통과필터를 사용하면 시스템을 효과적으로 운용할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 470 ~ 698MHz에서 동작하는 주파수가변 대역통과필터를 설계 및 구현하였다. 그리고 주파수가변 대역통과필터는 제어의 용이성과 크기를 고려해서 2-pole로 설계하였다. 구현한 주파수가변 대역통과필터는 제어전압을 1.58 ~ 3.93V 가변하면 470 ~ 698MHz에서 동작하며, 삽입손실은 최대 4.78dB, 반사손실은 10dB 이하를 갖는 것으로 측정되었다. 본 논문의 주파수가변 대역통과필터는 TVWS에서 동작하는 수신기에 직접 사용이 가능하며, 본 논문에서 사용한 주파수가변 대역통과필터의 설계 절차는 대전력 주파수가변 대역통과필터의 개발을 위한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.144-147
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• 2008

This paper proposes a tunable combline bandpass filter with high selectivity, constant bandwidth, and good stopband performances. A filter with these characteristics is obtained by applying cross-coupling to the conventional combline bandpass filter using stepped-impedance resonators(SIRs). For high selectivity and constant bandwidth, cross-coupling is utilized and the SIR configuration is used for enhanced stopband performances. The proposed combline tunable bandpass filter with 5% of fractional bandwidth at 1.6 GHz was fabricated and tested. The measured results showed 11.6% tunability with constant bandwidth, high selectivity and enhanced stopband characteristics.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제57권11호
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• pp.2127-2130
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• 2008

In this paper, a tunable bandpass filter with mutual inductive coupling circuits is newly designed and demonstrated for UHF TV tuner ranged from Ch.14(473MHz) to Ch.69(803MHz) applications. Conventional HF tuning circuit with an electromagnetic bandpass filter has several problems such as large size, high volume and high cost, since the electromagnetic filter is comprised of several passive components and air core inductors to be assembled and controlled manually. To address these obstacles, peaking chip inductor was newly applied for constructing the mutual inductive coupling circuit. The proposed circuit was newly and optimally designed, since the chip inductor showed lower components Q-value than the air core inductor. A varactor diode has been also used to fabricate the proposed tunable bandpass filter for RF tuning circuit. The fabricated tunable filter exhibited low insertion loss of approximately -3dB, high return loss of below -10dB, and large tuning bandwidth of 330MHz.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.1385-1393
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• 1997

In this paper, a systematic design method of brjoadband tunable bandpass filter is presented by using user defined varactor diode method. The tunable bandpass filter is constructed as the cascade connection of low pass filter and high pass filter. The designed filter shows the characteristeristics of 2.7.+-.0.2dB insertion loss and 37.1.+-.5.0dB insertion loss and 32.1.+-.2.2dB image rejection. The results of the research can be used fodr the broadband tunable filter of DBS tuner and communication instruments.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.124-127
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• 2002

A RF tunable bandpass filter using dielectric resonators and varactor diodes is redesigned to improve the passband flatness. Since the tunable liters are generally of narrow bandwidth and the Q value of the varactor diode is usually very low, the passband flatness is strongly deteriorated by sizeable distortion loss. To remedy this problem, we construct modified Chebyshev type filter by use of network synthesis techniques. The key of modified Chebyshev type filter is the rearrangement of the passband poles to improve the passband flatness. To maintain the constant passband bandwidth, design techniques of input/output stage and coupling windows are also applied. Experimental results show that the passband flatness can be improved by purposed method without any additional RF amplitude equalizer.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.93-103
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• 2013

This paper presented a novel approach for the design of a tunable dual-band bandpass filter (BPF) with independently tunable passband center frequencies and bandwidths. The newly proposed dual-band filter principally comprised two dual-mode single band filters using common input/output lines. Each single BPF was realized using a varactor-loaded transmission line resonator. To suppress the harmonics over a broad bandwidth, a defected ground structure was used at the input/output feeding lines. From the experimental results, it was found that the proposed filter exhibited the first passband center frequency tunable range from 1.48 to 1.8 GHz with a 3-dB fractional bandwidth (FBW) variation from 5.76% to 8.55%, while the second passband center's frequency tunable range was 2.40 to 2.88 GHz with a 3-dB FBW variation from 8.28% to 12.42%. The measured results of the proposed filters showed a rejection level of 19 dB up to more than 10 times the highest center frequency of the first passband.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.3425-3430
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• 2013

최근 이동통신 시장의 급속한 증가에 따라 단말기 설계는 다표준 방식으로 발전하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 다표준 이동통신 시스템에 적용할 수 있는 주파수 가변형 능동 RC 대역통과 필터를 능동 인덕터를 사용하여 설계하였다. 기존의 대역통과 필터 설계법에서는 저지대역의 감쇠 특성과 통과대역의 주파수 선택도를 향상시키기 위하여 필터의 차수를 높게 하거나 극점 Q를 증가시키는 설계법을 사용한다. 본 논문에서는 극점 Q가 높은 능동 인덕터로 대역통과 필터를 설계하여 주파수 특성이 향상되었다. 또한 설계된 대역통과 필터는 튜닝 회로를 이용하여 필터의 중심주파수와 이득을 간단히 조절할 수 있도록 제안하였다. 설계된 능동 RC 대역통과 필터 특성은 TSMC $0.18{\mu}m$ 공정 파라미터를 이용하여 해석하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과, Q=20.5를 갖는 능동 인덕터를 이용한 필터는 1.86GHz 중심주파수에서 90MHz의 대역폭을 갖고, 튜닝 회로의 커패시터 값으로 중심주파수를 1.86~2.38GHz 범위까지 튜닝이 가능하여 다표준 무선통신 시스템에 적용할 수 있다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.262-268
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• 2010

본 논문에서, 부성 저항 특성을 갖는 능동 커패시턴스 회로를 이용한 고출력 능동 가변 대역 통과 여파기는 동축형 유전체 공진기와 버랙터 다이오드를 사용하여 설계하였으며, 셀룰러 TX, RX 대역을 모두 가변할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 능동 커패시턴스 회로의 직렬 피드백 구조는 가변 대역 통과 여파기의 버랙터 다이오드로부터 생기는 손실을 보상함과 동시에 고출력 특성을 갖도록 하기 위해 $P_{1dB}$가 32 dBm인 GaAs HFET을 사용하였다. 버랙터 다이오드는 고선형 특성을 갖도록 하기 위해 back-to-back 구조를 사용하였다. 제작된 2단 능동 가변 대역 통과 여파기는 셀룰러 대역인 800 MHz에서 900 MHz를 가변하며, 각각 25 MHz 대역폭으로 TX 대역 836 MHz에서 0.48 dB 삽입 손실 특성을 나타냈으며, RX 대역 881.5 MHz에서 0.39 dB 삽입 손실 특성을 나타내었다. $P_{1dB}$특성은 TX 및 RX 대역에서 각각 19.5 dBm과 23 dBm을 얻었다.