V.V. Komarov1, S.K. Bushanskiy2, A.O. Churkin3

1,2,3 Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (Saratov, Russia)

Waveguide and cavity microwave filters continue to be the most important components of high-power radio electronic systems.  Cavity microwave filters are of great interest as a separate group of devices of this type. The fields of application of such filters are constantly expanding, and the variety of their design is quite large. In addition, the requirements for their electromagnetic characteristics and reliability are currently increasing. In this regard, it becomes necessary to analyze the already created designs of these devices and study the main trends of their improvement. The objective of the present study is to review the known technical solutions of bandpass filters, made on cavity resonators of the microwave range. An overview of the designs of devices for filtering electromagnetic waves on cavity resonators with coaxial and waveguide coupling elements of various frequency ranges is carried out.  It is proposed to use the configuration of basic resonators as the main criterion for the classification of these devices. In accordance with this criterion, five groups of filters are considered: on rectangular, cylindrical, spherical, coaxial resonators, as well as on resonators of complex shape. The review makes it possible to analyze the features of the implementation of different technical solutions for bandpass microwave filters of medium and high power levels and to identify the main trends in the development of this area of research.

Komarov V.V., Bushanskiy S.K., Churkin A.O. Microwave filters on cavity resonators. Achievements of modern radioelectronics. 2021. V. 75. № 6. P. 44–57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18127/j20700784-202106-05 [in Russian]

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