Title :
MMIC Compact Filters With Third Harmonic Suppression for V-Band Applications
Author :
Chien, Wei-Chih ; Lin, Chih-Ming ; Singh, Pramod K. ; Basu, Sarbani ; Hsiao, Chih-Hua ; Huang, Guo-Wei ; Wang, Yeong-Her
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Cheng-Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
fDate :
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A scheme for V-band band-pass filter (BPF) with narrowband performance and compact chip size is implemented using the 0.15 μm GaAs pHEMT process. Based on the even- and odd-mode analysis in V-band BPF, the feature of the third harmonic suppression can be concisely verified. The proposed structure provides excellent selectivity at both sides of the passband and facilitates the realization of third harmonic suppression of up to 20 dB. Good return loss and reasonable insertion loss over the desired passband are also shown.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MMIC; band-pass filters; gallium arsenide; harmonics suppression; high electron mobility transistors; microwave field effect transistors; microwave filters; GaAs; GaAs pHEMT; MMIC compact filters; V-band band-pass filter; even-mode analysis; insertion loss; odd-mode analysis; return loss; size 0.15 mum; third harmonic suppression; Band pass filters; Harmonic analysis; Harmonics suppression; Insertion loss; Narrowband; System-on-a-chip; Band-pass filter (BPF); MMIC; compact; harmonic suppression; interdigital-coupled line; pHEMT;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2011.2140365
