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.

A dual-mode dielectric resonator using two dissimilar modes is described, the dissimilar modes supported by a ridge waveguide resonator and a -wavelength metalized cylindrical resonator within a single, metal-coated dielectric block. Each ridge waveguide resonator and cylindrical resonator form a resonator pair. Multiple pairs of ridge waveguide/cylindrical resonators are fabricated in the same dielectric block to form an 8-pole dielectric resonator filter for 5G or other applications. Transmission zeros can be positioned by the location of feeding probes along the cylindrical resonators.

A filter device includes a laminate body including dielectric layers, plate electrodes, resonators, shield conductors, and a capacitive electrode. The plate electrodes are spaced apart from each other in a lamination direction in the laminate body. The resonators are between the plate electrodes and extend in a first direction. The shield conductors are on side surfaces, respectively, that are orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the first direction in the laminate body, and connected to the plate electrodes. The resonators are provided in a second direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the lamination direction and the first direction in the laminate body. The resonators each include a first end connected to the shield conductor and a second end spaced apart from the shield conductor. The capacitive electrode couples the resonators.

Apparatuses, methods of assembling a resonator, and methods of tuning a resonator are provided. An example apparatus may include at least one resonator comprising a resonator hole defined within the resonator and defining an inner wall of the at least one resonator, a tuning cover comprising at least one hollow rod, and a tuning element comprising a bottom flanged portion. The tuning element may be configured to be inserted into the at least one hollow rod and the bottom flanged portion is configured to cover at least a bottom portion of the hollow rod. The bottom flanged portion of the tuning element is configured to be positioned between the at least one hollow rod and the inner wall of the at least one resonator.

A resonator assembly and method are disclosed. The resonator assembly comprises: a resonant chamber defined by a first wall, a second wall opposing the first wall and side walls extending between the first wall and the second wall; a first resonator comprising a first resonator element and a first resonator cap, the first resonator element having a first grounded end and an first open end, the first resonator element being grounded at the first grounded end on the first wall and extending into the resonant chamber, the first resonator cap having a first grounded portion and an first open portion, the first resonator cap being grounded at the first grounded portion on the second wall and extending into the resonant chamber to at least partially surround the first open end of the first resonator element with the first open portion for electrical field loading of the first resonator element by the first resonator cap; and a second resonator comprising a second resonator element and a second resonator cap located for electrical field loading of the second resonator element by the second resonator cap, the second resonator element being located for magnetic field coupling between the first resonator element and the second resonator element. In this way, a compact resonator assembly is provided having high operational performance. The provision of resonators having resonator elements and resonator caps helps to reduce the height of the resonator assembly to around one eighth of the operating wavelength. The provision of the resonator caps helps to contain the electrical field from the resonator elements, which enables adjacent resonator elements to be located closer together to provide for enhanced magnetic field coupling therebetween.

A tunable band-pass filter (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a waveguide (11); a plurality of resonators (121) configured to be accommodated in the waveguide (11) and aligned in a longitudinal direction of the waveguide (11); a dielectric plate (13) configured to extend in the longitudinal direction of the waveguide (11) so to be arranged adjacent to the plurality of resonators (121); and a metal pattern (15) for coupling adjustment formed on the dielectric plate (13) at a position corresponding to an interstage of the resonators (121), in which a distance between the dielectric plate (13) and the resonators (121) is variable.

The present invention discloses a dielectric filter with multilayer resonator, including a dielectric block, a plurality of multilayer resonator formed in the dielectric block, wherein each multilayer resonator is in a column shape extending in a first direction into the dielectric block and is formed of multiple metal layers paralleling and overlapping each other in a second direction, and vias extend in the second direction and connecting the metal layers in each multilayer resonator, and a ground electrode connected to the ground terminal of each multilayer resonator.

The filter is provided, which includes a filter body and resonant cavities disposed on the filter body, and further includes an input port and an output port that are disposed on the filter body. At least one of the input port or the output port is connected to a set of additional resonant cavities, and each set of additional resonant cavities includes: a first additional resonant cavity in signal coupling to the input port or the output port, and a second additional resonant cavity in signal coupling to the first additional resonant cavity. In the filter, the two additional resonant cavities and another resonant cavity connected to the input port or the output port are in a form of a straight line, thereby implementing a flexible layout of cavities of the filter. In addition, a coupling structure is simple, costs are low, reliability and batch consistency is good.

Disclosed are embodiments of ceramic radiofrequency filters advantageous as RF components. The ceramic filters can include a ceramic stepped impedance resonator, wherein the inner diameter of the ceramic stepped impedance resonator can vary from one end to another end. The inner diameter can be, for example, tapered, sectioned, or stair-stepped in order to provide different impedances in the ceramic resonator.

The invention relates to a cavity resonator device (1000) comprising at least two adjacent cavity resonators (1010, 1020) for radio frequency, RF, signals, separated by a common side wall (1030) having an opening (1032) wherein said cavity resonator device (1000) comprises at least one coupling element (100) for coupling two adjacent cavity resonators (1010, 1020) of said cavity resonator device (1000) wherein said at least one coupling element (100) comprises a base section (110) and a top section (120), wherein said top section (120) is displaced vertically from said base section (110) by a first distance (d1) along a longitudinal axis (a1) of said coupling element (100), and wherein said coupling element (100) comprises at least a first coupling arm (130) and a second coupling arm (140), each of said coupling arms (130, 140) connecting said base section (110) with said top section (120), wherein said at least one coupling element (100) is arranged rotably around an axis of rotation with respect to said wall (1030) in said opening (1032), wherein said axis of rotation is said longitudinal axis (a1) of said coupling element (100) or an axis parallel thereto, and wherein said axis of rotation projects through the base section (110) and the top section (120) of the coupling element (100).