Title :
Tunable Bandpass Filter Using Partially Magnetized Ferrites With High Power Handling Capability
Author :
Yang, Xu ; Wu, Junyong ; Beguhn, S. ; Nan, Tianxiang ; Gao, Yuan ; Zhou, Zhengchun ; Sun, Nian X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
Low-loss tunable bandpass filters (BPFs) using partially magnetized ferrites is presented. A magnetic field tunable BPFs was designed based on partially magnetized yttrium iron garnet (YIG) operating at 6.17 GHz, which shows low insertion loss and a large frequency tunability of ~6% under a low bias field of 100 Oe. Power handling measurement on the tunable BPF with partially magnetized YIG slab showed an IP1dB of 11.5-18 dBm within the bias field of 0 to 100 Oe, and over 30 dBm in a saturated state.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; garnets; slabs; frequency tunability; high power handling capability; insertion loss; low loss tunable bandpass filters; magnetic field tunable BPF; magnetized YIG slab; magnetized ferrites; magnetized yttrium iron garnet; power handling measurement; saturated state; Band pass filters; Ferrites; Magnetic domains; Magnetic hysteresis; Magnetostatic waves; Magnetostatics; Saturation magnetization; Bandpass filters (BPFs); ferrites; magnetically tunable; partially magnetized; power handling; yttrium iron garnet (YIG);
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2013.2247991