Bandpass Filter With Tunable Bandwidth Using Quadruple-Mode Stub-Loaded Resonator

TLDR: In this article, a quadruplemode resonator bandpass filter with tunable bandwidth is proposed, where two types of microwave varactors are used to tune the resonant frequencies and transmission zeros (TZs).

Abstract: In this letter, a novel quadruple-mode resonator bandpass filter (BPF) with tunable bandwidth is proposed. By using two types of microwave varactors to tune the resonant frequencies and transmission zeros (TZs), the high-side edge of the passband and low-side edge of the passband can be separately varied. Therefore, the bandwidth could be tunable with reasonable adjust of the values of varactors. Theoretical expressions have been derived for the resonant frequencies and the TZs. The measured results of the BPF show that the fractional bandwidth can be tuned from 22% to 34% at a fixed centre frequency 2.0 GHz with a return loss better than dB. The tested results show good agreement with simulated results.