Tunable resonator and tunable filter

• US 8,410,871 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2008
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Chul-soo, Yun, Sang-won, Cho, Young-ho, Song, In-sang, Ha, Byeoung-ju, Kim, Duck-hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benny
• Assistant Examiner(s): STEVENS, GERALD D
• Application Number:
  US12/045,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20090115555A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,848 Days
• Field of Search: 333/161, 333/166, 333/202, 333/204, 333/205, 333/240, 333/24.C, 333/238, 333/246, 333/235, 333/219
• US Class Current: 333/205
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/20336 Comb or interdigital filters

Abstract

A tunable filter is provided which includes a filter unit comprising a pair of microstrips which are disposed facing each other, a capacitor unit connected to one side of the filter unit, and an adjustment unit for regulating the length of each of the pair of microstrips to adjust inductance of the filter unit, the adjustment unit being connected to the opposite side of the filter unit. The length of the microstrips may thereby be regulated in order to vary the frequency band.

Claims

1. A tunable resonator comprising:

a line unit formed as a microstrip;

a capacitor unit connected to a first side of the line unit; and

an adjustment unit for regulating a length of the line unit to adjust inductance, the adjustment unit being connected to a second side of the line unit opposite the first side,

wherein the adjustment unit comprises;

a plurality of auxiliary line units disposed on the second side of the line unit; and

a multi-port switch for selectively connecting the line unit to one of the plurality of auxiliary line units in response to an external control signal,

wherein a first port of the multi-port switch is connected to a first auxiliary line unit of the plurality of auxiliary line units, and a second port of the multi-port switch is connected to a second auxiliary line unit of the plurality of auxiliary line units.

2. The tunable resonator of claim 1, wherein the plurality of auxiliary line units comprises a plurality of auxiliary microstrips having different lengths.

3. The tunable resonator of claim 1, wherein the capacitor unit comprises a variable capacitor.

4. The tunable resonator of claim 1, wherein a third port of the multi-port switch is connected to a third auxiliary line unit of the plurality of auxiliary line units.

5. The tunable resonator of claim 1, wherein a third port of the multi-port switch is connected to ground.

6. A tunable filter comprising:

a filter unit comprising a pair of microstrips which are disposed adjacent to each other;

a capacitor unit connected to a first side of the filter unit; and

an adjustment unit for regulating a length of each of the pair of microstrips to adjust an inductance of the tunable filter, the adjustment unit being connected to a second side opposite the first side of the filter unit,

wherein the adjustment unit comprises;

a plurality of auxiliary line units disposed on the second side of the filter unit; and

a multi-port switch for selectively connecting the filter unit to one of the plurality of auxiliary line units in response to an external control signal,

wherein;

a first port of the multi-port switch is connected to one end of a first auxiliary line unit of the plurality of auxiliary line units,

another end of the first auxiliary line unit is connected to one port of another multi-port switch, and

another port of the other multi-port switch is connected to a second auxiliary line unit of the plurality of auxiliary line units.

7. The tunable filter of claim 6, wherein the capacitor unit comprises a variable capacitor.

8. The tunable filter of claim 6, wherein:

the plurality of auxiliary line units comprises a plurality of auxiliary microstrips having different lengths.