Corrugated waveguide filter having coupled resonator cavities

摘要

A corrugated waveguide filter has a plurality of coupled resonator cavities arranged in a horizontal or vertical manner. The filter may include an input transformer section and an output transformer section for matching the filter to external waveguide lines. Each resonator includes at least two extracted slots (or cavities) that are grouped in close proximity to each other, and which may be symmetrically or asymmetrically implemented in the waveguide. The resonators each contribute one reflection zero and two transmission zeros to the frequency response of the filter, the reflection zero being located within the pass-band of the filter, and the two transmission zeros located either at the high-side or low-side of the pass-band depending upon whether the resonator is a low-pass type or a high-pass type. The dimensions of each resonator, including the depth of the slots and the distance between the slots, determines the position of the reflection zero and whether the resonator is low-pass or high-pass.