Xinxiang Lu

UHF Band Ultra-Narrowband Superconducting Filter With Double U-Type Secondary Coupling Structure

A double U-type secondary coupling structure (DUSCS) is used for a compact ultra-narrowband filter in the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band. It can effectively reduce the coupling and thus spacing between coupled twin-spiral resonators. A six-pole superconducting filter at 600 MHz with a fractional bandwidth of 0.083% is designed and fabricated to validate this technique. The filter size is reduced by 15% compared with the filter designed without DUSCSs.

A Superconducting Microstrip Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Bandpass Filter at VHF-Band

A compact superconducting ultra-wideband filter with a passband from 125 to 260 MHz is demonstrated. The filter consists of ten shunt short-circuited stubs separated by connecting lines. The short-circuited stubs are grounded via a grounding strip that is attached to the box wall by a number of SiAl bonding wires. The filter is realized on two 2 in YBCO/LaAlO3 substrates, which are connected by two bonding wires. The measured results demonstrate an insertion loss of less than 0.08 dB and a return loss of better than 21 dB without tuning. Furthermore, the experimental results of the filter are in good agreement with the simulated ones.

Center Frequency Tuning for a Narrowband Superconducting Filter in the Time Domain

This paper presents a mechanical tuning method for tuning the center frequency of a narrowband high-temperature superconducting filter. The filter is designed with 0.5-MHz bandwidth at 166.9 MHz and is fabricated. Tuning is carried out based on the time-domain response of filter return loss. The filter can be precisely tuned to a desired center frequency while maintaining a high-frequency performance. The center frequency is tuned from 167.2 to 166.5 MHz. The tuning range is 0.7 MHz and is sufficient to compensate the frequency offset caused by 0.72% variation in the substrate effective dielectric constant or 4% that of the substrate thickness.

An HTS Wideband Filter Using Interdigital-Like Resonators at UHF Band

A wideband superconducting interdigital-like filter at UHF band has been successfully designed and fabricated. An interdigital-like resonator is proposed to realize both strong coupling and compact size. A ten-pole demonstration high temperature superconducting filter is developed with a center frequency of approximately 340 MHz and a fractional bandwidth of 26%. The measurements show that the insertion loss of the filter is less than 0.2 dB, the return loss is better than 17 dB, and the out-of-band rejection is better than 70 dB.

An Ultra-Narrowband Miniature Superconducting Microstrip Filter at VHF Band

This paper presents a four-pole superconducting filter with an ultra-narrow bandwidth of only 440 kHz at 220 MHz. A pair of symmetrical transmission zeros is introduced to improve the steepness of the bandedges. The filter circuit is realized on YBCO/MgO with an area of 36.6 mm×12.4 mm. The measured results show a high performance and are in good agreement with the simulations. The minimum insertion loss is 0.42 dB, the return loss is better than 15 dB, and the out-of-band rejection is better than 60 dB.