Millimeter wave LTCC filter

A millimeter wave LTCC filter, comprising:

• system ground layers comprising a first system ground layer, a second system ground layer, a third system ground layer, a fourth system ground layer, and a fifth system ground layer that are sequentially stacked from top to bottom at intervals, wherein two adjacent layers of the system ground layers define one closed resonant cavity;
• five layers of the system ground layers sequentially define, from top to bottom, a first closed resonant cavity, a second closed resonant cavity, a third closed resonant cavity, and a fourth closed resonant cavity that have same peripheral dimensions and communicate with each other;
• metallized vias comprising, in a direction in which the system ground layers are stacked, a plurality of first metallized vias penetrating the first closed resonant cavity, a plurality of second metallized vias penetrating the second closed resonant cavity, a plurality of third metallized vias penetrating the third closed resonant cavity, and a plurality of fourth metallized vias penetrating the fourth closed resonant cavity, wherein the plurality of first metallized vias, the plurality of second metallized vias, the plurality of third metallized vias, and the plurality of fourth metallized vias are respectively arranged right facing to one another to form concentric hole structures;
• an aperture of each of the plurality of first metallized vias, an aperture of each of the plurality of second metallized vias, an aperture of each of the plurality of third metallized via, and an aperture of each of the plurality of fourth metallized via are identical;
• the plurality of first metallized vias and the first closed resonant cavity form a first substrate integrated waveguide unit, the plurality of second metallized vias and the second closed resonant cavity form a second substrate integrated waveguide unit, the plurality of third metallized vias and the third closed resonant cavity form a third substrate integrated waveguide unit, and the plurality of fourth metallized vias and the fourth closed resonant cavity form a fourth substrate integrated waveguide unit;
• perturbation grounding posts comprising, in the direction in which the system ground layers are stacked, a plurality of first perturbation grounding posts penetrating the second closed resonant cavity, and a plurality of second perturbation grounding posts penetrating the third closed resonant cavity, wherein the plurality of first perturbation grounding posts respectively faces right to the plurality of second perturbation grounding posts, the plurality of first perturbation grounding posts is spaced apart from the plurality of second metallized vias, and the plurality of second perturbation grounding posts is spaced apart from the plurality of third metallized vias;
• a first probe having one end inserted into the first closed resonant cavity and reaching the system ground layer in the first closed resonant cavity;
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• a second probe arranged symmetrically with the first probe and having one end inserted into the fourth closed resonant cavity;
• the first closed resonant cavity is of a rectangular structure, and the plurality of first metallized vias is equally spaced along a circumference of the first closed resonant cavity;
• the second closed resonant cavity is of a rectangular structure, and the plurality of second metallized vias is equally spaced along a circumference of the second closed resonant cavity;
• the third closed resonant cavity is of a rectangular structure, and the plurality of third metallized vias is equally spaced along a circumference of the third closed resonant cavity;
• and the fourth closed resonant cavity is of a rectangular structure, and the plurality of fourth metallized vias is equally spaced along a circumference of the fourth closed resonant cavity;
• the plurality of first perturbation grounding posts is arranged in a matrix and all located in a range of the plurality of second metallized vias;
• the plurality of second perturbation grounding posts is arranged in a matrix and all located within a range of the plurality of third metallized vias;
• and a diameter of each of the plurality of first perturbation grounding posts is equal to a diameter of each of the plurality of second perturbation grounding posts.