INTEGRATED CAVITY FILTER/ANTENNA SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An integrated cavity filter/antenna system, comprising:
- a substrate;
a cavity filter formed in or on said substrate, comprising;
a first cavity resonator in or on said substrate, said first cavity resonator comprising a first 3D cavity enclosed by metal walls;
at least a second cavity resonator formed in or on said substrate, said second cavity resonator comprising a second 3D cavity enclosed by metal walls;
an inter-resonator coupling structure in or on said substrate for coupling energy between said first cavity resonator and said second cavity resonator,an antenna integrated with one of said first and second cavity resonators so that said antenna acts as both a port of said cavity filter and as a radiating element, andat least one connector coupled to said first or said second cavity resonator for coupling energy into said filter/antenna system.
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Abstract
An integrated cavity filter/antenna system includes a substrate, a cavity filter formed in or on the substrate. A first cavity resonator is in or on the substrate that is enclosed by metal walls. At least a second cavity resonator is formed in or on the substrate that is enclosed by metal walls. An inter-resonator coupling structure couples energy between the first cavity resonator and the second cavity resonator. An antenna is integrated with one of the cavity resonators so that the antenna acts as both a port of the cavity filter and as a radiating element for the filter/antenna system. A connector is coupled to one of the cavity resonators for coupling energy into the filter/antenna system.
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20 Claims
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1. An integrated cavity filter/antenna system, comprising:
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a substrate; a cavity filter formed in or on said substrate, comprising; a first cavity resonator in or on said substrate, said first cavity resonator comprising a first 3D cavity enclosed by metal walls; at least a second cavity resonator formed in or on said substrate, said second cavity resonator comprising a second 3D cavity enclosed by metal walls; an inter-resonator coupling structure in or on said substrate for coupling energy between said first cavity resonator and said second cavity resonator, an antenna integrated with one of said first and second cavity resonators so that said antenna acts as both a port of said cavity filter and as a radiating element, and at least one connector coupled to said first or said second cavity resonator for coupling energy into said filter/antenna system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for designing an integrated filter/antenna system including a resonant filter having an antenna integrated into a first of a plurality of cavity resonators, comprising:
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generating initial antenna design parameters for said antenna including at least an initial one of an antenna geometry to obtain an antenna resonant frequency that in isolation from said resonant filter approximates a desired center frequency for said an integrated filter/antenna system; determine an initial one of a position for said antenna relative to said first cavity resonator and an updated one of said antenna geometry based on a calculated coupling between said antenna and said first resonator (Qext) for a predetermined Qext using a frequency-domain analysis; designing said resonant filter comprising said plurality of cavity resonators, said resonant filter including a plurality of initial ones of resonator parameters including an initial length of said first cavity resonator and an inter-resonator coupling structure having at least one initial coupling parameter for coupling energy between said plurality of cavity resonators to provide said predetermined Qext, wherein one port of said resonant filter is provided by said antenna; updating said initial length of said first cavity resonator to provide an updated length to compensate for frequency loading effects caused by coupling by said inter-resonator coupling structure to an adjacent one of said plurality of cavity resonators, and time domain tuning to generate final ones of said plurality of resonator parameters, said antenna parameters and said coupling parameter to reduce differences between a filter response for said integrated filter/antenna system and a filter response for said resonant filter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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