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Characteristics of a Tunable Microstrip Bandpass Filter Under the Influence of Magnetic Field

Journal of Magnetics, Volume 22, Number 2, 30 Jun 2017, Pages 275-280
Hwang-Cherng Chow * (Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University), P. Chatterjee (Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University), Kuei-Hung Lin (Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University), Wu-Shiung Feng (Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University)
Abstract
A magnetic-field tunable 2.4 GHz microwave bandpass filter having insertion loss < −5dB on an FR4 substrate with the flaky magnetic material was designed and characterized. The tunability in the designed bandpass filter was achieved by adhering soft magnetic materials on top of the device. This soft magnetic material can be composed of ferromagnetic substance or ferrimagnetic substance. The performance of the designed bandpass filter under its influence is investigated. The frequency offset ratio changes over 30 %. There is over 20 % change in the center frequency towards the lower frequency region due to this application. These magnetic material layers achieved the center frequency shift and bandwidth extension without actually changing the original structure of the device.
Keywords: band pass filter; magnetic field; microstrip
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2017.22.2.275
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