Title :
Figure of merit of tunable ferroelectric planar filters
Author :
Pleskachev, V. ; Vendik, I.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Microelectron. Lab., Electrotechnical Univ., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
Different tunable microstrip resonators are suggested to be used in tunable microwave filters. Ferroelectric capacitors are chosen as the tunable components of the resonators. A novel criterion for description of the performance of the tunable filters is suggested.
Keywords :
Q-factor; ferroelectric capacitors; microstrip filters; microstrip resonators; resonator filters; tuning; ferroelectric capacitors; figure of merit; frequency shift; tunable ferroelectric planar filters; tunable microstrip resonators; tunable microwave filters; unloaded quality factor; variable capacitance; Capacitors; Ferroelectric materials; Frequency; Magneto electrical resistivity imaging technique; Microstrip resonators; Microwave filters; Q factor; Resonator filters; Tunable circuits and devices; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter, and Submillimeter Waves, 2004. MSMW 04. The Fifth International Kharkov Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8411-3
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2004.1346093
