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US 6,650,208 B2Granted
Dual-mode resonator
AssigneeRemec, Inc.
InventorKimmo Kalervo Karhu
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Abstract
A TE dual-mode resonator is provided. The TE dual-mode resonator has first and second modes. The resonator includes an enclosure having a cavity with an interior surface. The resonator further includes a dielectric resonator body, having a central portion with a plurality of members extending outwardly from the central portion. The dielectric resonator body is coupled directly to the interior surface.
Claims42
A TE dual-mode resonator having first and second modes, the resonator comprising:
- an enclosure having a cavity with an interior surface;
- a TE dielectric resonator body, having a central portion with a plurality of members extending outwardly from the central portion;
- and
- a bottom surface of the dielectric resonator body coupled directly to only one wall of the interior surface.
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A TE dual-mode resonator having first and second modes, the resonator comprising:
- an enclosure having a cavity with an interior surface;
- a TE dielectric resonator body, having a central portion with a plurality of members extending outwardly from the central portion;
- a bottom surface of the dielectric resonator body coupled directly to only one wall of the interior surface of the enclosure;
- at least one mode tuning member extending from the interior surface of the cavity, the at least one mode tuning member disposed adjacent to the central portion of the dielectric resonator body to provide tuning for coupling between the first and second modes;
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- at least two frequency tuning members extending from the same surface as the at least one mode tuning member, the at least two frequency tuning members positioned adjacent to selected members of the dielectric resonator body to provide frequency tuning.
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A TE dual-mode resonator having first and second modes, the resonator comprising:
- an enclosure having a cavity with an interior surface;
- a recess formed in the interior surface;
- a dielectric resonator body, having a central portion with a plurality of members extending outwardly from the central portion;
- the dielectric resonator body further including a recess in one surface of the central portion;
- the dielectric resonator body disposed such that the recess of the dielectric resonator body is proximate the recess in the interior surface of the cavity;
- at least one mode tuning member extending from the surface of the cavity, the at least one mode tuning member disposed adjacent to the central portion of the dielectric resonator body to provide tuning for coupling between the first and second modes;
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- at least two frequency tuning members extending from the same surface as the at least one mode tuning member, the at least two frequency tuning members positioned adjacent to selected members of the dielectric resonator body to provide frequency tuning.
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A TE dual-mode resonator having first and second modes, the resonator comprising:
- an enclosure having a cavity with an interior surface;
- a dielectric resonator body, having a central portion with four members extending radially from the central portion;
- a bottom surface of the dielectric resonator body coupled directly to only one wall of the interior surface;
- at least one mode tuning member extending from the interior surface of the cavity, the at least one mode tuning member disposed adjacent to the central portion of the dielectric resonator body to provide tuning for coupling between the first and second modes;
- and
- at least two frequency tuning members extending from the same surface as the at least one mode tuning member, the at least two frequency tuning members positioned adjacent to selected members of the dielectric resonator body to provide frequency tuning.
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A TE dual-mode resonator having first and second modes, the resonator comprising:
- an enclosure having a cavity with an interior surface;
- a dielectric resonator body having crossing members;
- a bottom surface of the dielectric resonator body coupled directly to only one wall of the interior surface of the enclosure;
- and
- a plurality of tuning members extending from the interior surface of the cavity, the plurality of tuning members disposed adjacent to the dielectric resonator body to provide tuning for the TE dual-mode resonator.
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A filter, comprising:
- a plurality of TE dual-mode resonators that are coupled together;
- one of the plurality of TE dual-mode resonators including an input coupling;
- another one of the plurality of TE dual-mode resonators including an output coupling;
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- wherein each of the TE dual-mode resonators includes:
- an enclosure having a cavity with an interior surface,
- a dielectric resonator body, having a central portion with a plurality
- of members extending outwardly from the central portion, and
- a bottom surface of the dielectric resonator body is coupled directly
- to only one wall of the interior surface.
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A TE dual-mode resonator having first and second modes, the resonator comprising:
- an enclosure having a cavity with an interior surface;
- a TE dielectric resonator body, having a central portion with a plurality of members extending outwardly from the central portion;
- and
- a bottom surface of the dielectric resonator body coupled to only one wall of the interior surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.