The present invention relates to a multimode resonator comprising: a housing provided with a cavity substantially corresponding to one accommodation space; a plurality of resonance arms arranged at preset intervals from each other in the cavity and generating resonance signals by complex mutual coupling; and a plurality of resonance legs for respectively supporting the plurality of resonance arms.

There is provided a method, including obtaining information indicating at least one reference characteristic; obtaining input data, the input data relating to the output of the tunable filter; determining, based on the input data, at least one characteristic of the tunable filter; upon detecting that the at least one determined characteristic does not match with the at least one reference characteristic, determining tuning instructions for the tunable filter; and applying the tuning instructions in adjusting the tunable filter.

The invention relates to an improved tunable high frequency filter of coaxial construction, characterized, inter alia, by the following features: The high frequency filter comprises an outer conductor housing (24) having an inner conductor (10) and a housing cover (22); the resonator (1) comprises a tuning element (30) arranged opposite the inner conductor (10), which in the housing cover (22) is held position-adjustably in the axial position of the tuning element (30), at least indirectly, and which extends into the internal space of the resonator; the tuning element (30) comprises a dielectric material, or is formed from a dielectric material such that between the outer thread (32) and the inner thread (41), current transitions are avoided.

A high performance switch module to filter a radio frequency signal and to selectively connect to an output includes a filter unit and a plurality of switches. The filter unit has a filter configured to connect to the radio frequency signal and having a plurality of parallel output ports. The plurality of switches is connected between the plurality of parallel output ports and the output, the plurality of switches configured to connect to a control input to selectively connect an output port of the plurality of parallel output ports to the output and to selectively connect a remainder of the plurality of parallel output ports to a connection providing a substantially full reflection to the remainder of the plurality of parallel output ports of the filter unit.

Difficulties in grounding a non-integral, deep drawn resonator (DDR) to the filter body of a cavity may be substantially eliminated by preventing the movement of the DDR away from a grounding contact area on the filter body. The addition of a compression plate and stop limiter in the connection of the non-integral DR to the filter body helps insure that any such movement is eliminated or substantially reduced.

A microwave frequency magnetic field manipulation system (10) comprises a re-entrant microwave cavity (12) having a substantially continuous and closed internal surface (14) with at least two opposite sides (16 and 18). Two or more posts, P1, P2, . . . Pn (hereinafter referred to in general as “posts P”) are provided in the cavity (12). The posts P are in physical and more particularly electrical contact with one of the sides 16. Respective gaps G atre or can be formed between free ends of the posts P and the side (18). The system (10) also has a signal source (20) coupled to the cavity (12) for supplying microwaves. The source (20) supplies microwave signals at frequencies that facilitate the generation of magnetic fields in opposite directions about at least two mutually adjacent posts P. Accordingly the magnetic field is reinforced in a common region (22) between the mutually adjacent posts P.

A rod-switched tunable resonator includes a housing defining a cavity, a first rod disposed within the cavity, a second rod disposed within the cavity, and a switch connected to the first rod and to the second rod to tune the resonator to one of a plurality of frequencies by connecting or disconnecting one or both of the first and second rods to the housing. A tunable filter may be fabricated using two or more such resonators. The rod-switched tunable resonator may be a combline resonator, coaxial resonator, waveguide resonator, or dielectric resonator.

An exemplary cavity resonator has a resonant frequency and includes a conductive body containing a cavity and a plate attached to the body enclosing the cavity. The position of a conductive tuning mechanism that protrudes into the cavity affects the tuning of the resonant frequency of the cavity resonator. A portion of the enclosed cavity is made of a shape memory alloy (SMA) material that has been trained to have a coefficient of thermal expansion that results in dimensional changes of the portion as the temperature varies so that the dimensional changes produce changes in the resonant frequency that counteract the combined change in the resonant frequency due to dimensional changes with temperature associated with the other portions of the enclosed cavity made of materials other than SMA material. This results in a stable resonant frequency versus temperature characteristic.

A frequency variable filter includes variable resonators aligned in a predetermined direction, a coupling part configured to couple the adjacent variable resonators, and a coupling variable dielectric. The variable resonator includes a resonator and a frequency variable dielectric disposed in a movable state relative to the resonator, and is configured to be able to change a resonance frequency according to a position of the frequency variable dielectric with respect to the resonator. This applies to aligned variable resonators other than this variable resonator. The coupling variable dielectric is disposed in a movable state with respect to the coupling part and configured to adjust a coupling coefficient according to an amount of insertion into the coupling part. The coupling variable dielectric is disposed so that a movable surface of the coupling variable dielectric is on the same plane as a movable surface of the frequency variable dielectric.

The present invention relates to a dielectric ceramic filter including a dielectric block filled with a ceramic material and having an outer surface surrounded by a metal component, a resonance part provided in the dielectric block, having a space having a circular horizontal cross-section, and separated from the dielectric block by a metal film, and a tuning cover coupled to the dielectric block, configured to cover one side of the resonance part, and positioned at a portion corresponding to the resonance part, the tuning cover being configured to tune a frequency of the resonance part by being deformed in shape corresponding to a space of the resonance part, thereby increasing a production yield and implementing a high Q value when the volume remains the same.