Com Dev International, Inc.

Bahram Yassini

Ming Yu

A TE011 cavity filter assembly is disclosed. The system includes at least one resonator operating in TE011 mode having a resonant frequency. The at least one resonator may include a cavity comprising an inner diameter and a cavity length. The at least one resonator may also include a first metal disc inside the cavity. The first metal disc may include a disc diameter and a void in the metal disc, which includes a void diameter and a void depth. The inner diameter of the cavity may be greater than the disc diameter creating a gap with a gap width and a gap depth. The TE011 cavity filter assembly may further include positive coupling.

TE011 cavity filter assembly

A microwave cavity filter is configured for operation in the dual TEmode to realize a very high Q factor at very high frequency ranges. The microwave filter is formed from using one or more cylindrical cavities in which two orthogonal field polarizations of the TEmode are excited and coupled together by means of a coupling element. Different combinations of inter-cavity irises provide for both direct and cross-coupling of aligned field polarizations in adjacent cavities, as required, to realize complex filter functions. The irises may be formed in either a side or end wall of the cavities for both collinear and planar mount configuration. Negative mode coupling also allows for transmission zeros to be realized on either side of the filter passband.

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Waterloo, Canada

Bahram Yassini