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Multi-mode filter

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-04-10
MESAPLEXX
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The invention is a new design for a filter that reduces leakage from the resonator, resulting in improved filter performance. This design allows the filter to be used in a cascaded filter arrangement without compromising its characteristics, such as stop band isolation.

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Cascading resonators in this way typically results in a significant increase in the loss in the (wanted) pass-band, due to both the insertion loss of the dielectric material itself (i.e. the dielectric losses within that material) and the coupling losses in transferring energy into and out of the dielectric.

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[0030]FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional representation of a multi-mode dielectric filter. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the multi-mode filter (shown generally at 10) comprises a dielectric resonator 12, which in the example is in the form of a generally cuboidal “puck” of dielectric material such as a ceramic material having a high dielectric constant. The cuboidal puck of dielectric material 12 is provided on five of its six faces with a coating or covering 14 of an electrically conductive material such as silver or another electrically conductive metal. The coating 14 extends also partially over a sixth face 16 of the dielectric material 12, thereby defining an aperture 18 in the coating 14 on the sixth face 16. One or more coupling structures 20 are provided on the sixth face 16 of the dielectric material to permit a signal to be filtered to be input to the dielectric material 12 and / or to permit filtered output signals to be extracted from the dielectric material 12....

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-mode filter comprising a carrier on which is mounted a dielectric resonator having a covering of an electrically conductive material in which there is provided an aperture and a coupling structure for coupling input signals to the dielectric resonator or for extracting filtered output signals from the dielectric resonator. The carrier is provided with an enclosing formation of electrically conductive material, which enclosing formation is electrically coupled to the electrically conductive covering of the dielectric resonator, such that the covering and the enclosing formation together form an electrically conductive enclosure for the dielectric resonator. The enclosure formed from the covering of the dielectric resonator and the enclosing formation increases the isolation of the filter and reduces leakage. The filter of the present invention is particularly suitable for use in cascaded resonator filter arrangements, and in duplex / diplex filters.

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BACKGROUND[0001]The present invention relates to a multi-mode filter.DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART[0002]The reference in this specification to any prior publication (or information derived from it), or to any matter which is known, is not, and should not be taken as an acknowledgment or admission or any form of suggestion that the prior publication (or information derived from it) or known matter forms part of the common general knowledge in the field of endeavour to which this specification relates.[0003]Single mode dielectric filters are in widespread use in many communications systems, and are used in both in low power and high power applications within the cellular communications industry. In particular, duplex filters, which are used in many cellular telephone handsets, typically employ single mode dielectric filter technology.[0004]Single mode dielectric filters typically include a resonator made of a dielectric material such as a ceramic. In many filtering applications a steep rol...

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IPC IPC(8): H01P1/213H01P1/20
CPCH01P1/2086H01P1/2002H01P1/213H01P7/105H05K1/0219H05K1/0231H05K1/024
Inventor COOPER, STEVEN JOHNHENDRY, DAVID R.BOYLE, CHRISKENINGTON, PETER BLAKEBOROUGH
Owner MESAPLEXX
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