High-order balanced bandpass filters that are continuously tunable in terms of frequency and bandwidth (BW) and can be intrinsically switched-off. The filters include multiple resonant sections cascaded between a differential RF input and a differential RF output. The resonant sections comprise at least one multi-resonant cell and at least one transmission pole cell. The multi-resonant cell includes four frequency tunable resonators, and is configured to create a frequency tunable pole at the center frequency of the filter, and two frequency tunable transmission zeroes at resonating frequencies of the resonators of the multi-resonant cell. The transmission pole cells each include two resistively-terminated frequency-tunable resonators configured to resonate at the center frequency of the filter.

The disclosure provides a coplanar inductor, which includes a first spiral arm, a second spiral arm and a conductive patch. The first spiral arm has a first end and a second end, wherein the first spiral arm spirally extends from the first end of the first spiral arm toward the second end of the first spiral arm from inside to outside. The second spiral arm has a first end and a second end. The second spiral arm extends spirally from the first end of the second spiral arm toward the second end of the second spiral arm from inside to outside. The first end of the second spiral arm is coupled to the first end of the first spiral arm through the conductive patch, and the first spiral arm and the second spiral arm are coplanar.

The invention relates to a tunable, silicon-based negative-resistance circuit (10, 30) and to an active filter (50) for E-band frequencies (60 to 90 GHz). A base of a transistor (11) is connected to an on-chip inductive transmission line (13) which has a length of approximately a quarter-wavelength at a frequency of 83.5 GHz. The transmission line connects a DC voltage source (14) to the base terminal of the transistor (11) in order to bias the base. Another DC voltage source (15) is connected to the collector of the transistor (11) to bias the transistor. A capacitor (16) operatively bypasses or decouples the voltage source (15) in order to shunt high frequencies or alternating current (AC) signals to ground. The emitter terminal of the transistor (11) is connected to ground through a resistor (18) to limit the collector current (l.sub.e). The circuit gives rise to improved quality factor of resonators.

An electronic device includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive patterns, and a tunable element. A plurality of conductive patterns are disposed on the substrate. The tunable element is disposed on at least one conductive pattern in the plurality of conductive patterns and includes a first pad, a second pad, and a third pad. The first pad, the second pad, and the third pad are separated from each other. The first pad and the second pad are overlapped with the at least one conductive pattern in the plurality of conductive patterns. The third pad is disposed between the first pad and the second pad.

Fabrication of superconducting devices that combine or separate direct currents and microwave signals is provided. A method can comprise forming a direct current circuit that supports a direct current, a microwave circuit that supports a microwave signal, and a common circuit that supports the direct current and the microwave signal. The method can also comprise operatively coupling a first end of the direct current circuit and a first end of the microwave circuit to a first end of the common circuit. The direct current circuit can comprise a bandstop circuit and the microwave circuit can comprise a capacitor. Alternatively, the direct current circuit can comprise a bandstop circuit and the microwave circuit can comprise a bandpass circuit. Alternatively, the microwave circuit can comprise a capacitor and the direct current circuit can comprise one or more quarter-wavelength transmission lines.

An input terminal of a filter is configured to receive a radio frequency signal, and an output terminal of the filter is configured to output the radio frequency signal obtained after filtering. The filter includes a first filter capacitor and a first ground via. The first filter capacitor is disposed in a substrate or on a surface of a substrate. A first terminal of the first filter capacitor is coupled to the input terminal or the output terminal of the filter, a second terminal of the first filter capacitor is coupled to a terminal of the first ground via disposed in the substrate, and another terminal of the first ground via is coupled to a ground.

Circuitry comprising: a first resonant radio frequency conductive path between a first node and a third node; a second resonant radio frequency conductive path between a second node and the third node; an internode radio frequency conductive path between the first node and the second node; a shunt resonant element coupled to the third node and shared by the first resonant radio frequency conductive path and the second resonant radio frequency conductive path; and a phase shift element for introducing a relative phase shift to the first resonant radio frequency conductive path relative to the second resonant radio frequency conductive path.

A tunable band-stop filter, a method of driving a tunable band-stop filter and an electronic device are provided. The tunable band-stop filter includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a wire structure on a first base substrate, the second substrate includes a common electrode on a second base substrate. The wire structure includes a first wire structure and a second wire structure. The first wire structure, the common electrode, and the liquid crystal layer between the first wire structure and the common electrode constitute a first phase modulation structure, and the second wire structure, the common electrode, and the liquid crystal layer between the second wire structure and the common electrode constitute a second phase modulation structure.

Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, apparatus, and/or computer program products that can facilitate a switch device that shifts frequency of a resonator in a quantum device are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a readout resonator coupled to a qubit. The device can further comprise a switch device formed across the readout resonator that shifts frequency of the readout resonator based on position of the switch device. According to another embodiment, a device can comprise a bus resonator coupled to a plurality of qubits. The device can further comprise a switch device formed across the bus resonator that shifts frequency of the bus resonator based on position of the switch device.

A coaxial line is provided which includes: a first columnar conductor disposed inside a multilayer substrate such that one end thereof is coupled to a first stripline and that the other end thereof is coupled to a second stripline; and one or more second columnar conductors penetrating the multilayer substrate such that one end thereof is coupled to a ground layer and that the other end thereof is coupled to a ground layer, the first columnar conductor acting as an inner conductor, and the second columnar conductors acting as outer conductors. Each of the first and second striplines is coupled to an open stub acting as resonators and a matching conductor acting as capacitance matching elements.