The design and test of a frequency channel selection MEMS filter implemented on a commercial CMOS technology is presented. Mechanical coupling between two clamped-clamped beams is used to obtain 0.5% frequency bandwidth in a tunable 26 MHz bandpass filter with a very low bandpass distortion (less than 0.1 dB), which makes the filter suitable for wireless super-hetherodyne transceivers in commun...

This paper aims to discuss the filter structures which constitutes a planar inductor, capacitors using microstrip lines and make it tunable taking the advantage of LTCC multilayer design. Investigations of passive multilayer filter structure using low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) for microwave and radio frequency application is studied. A roadmap for performance and process parameters to...

A programmable bandpass filter for 2.0–2.7 GHz centre frequencies and 450–500 MHz 3 dB bandwidth is presented. The filter is based on packaged RF-MEMS capacitor matrices as the tunable elements. The coupled-resonator filter topology was chosen with added transfer zeros. The results show excellent match between simulation and measurements. The measured insertion loss is 4.5–5.5 dB over the tunin...

An optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) with wideband frequency tunability and stable output based on a bandpass microwave photonic filter (MPF) has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Realized by cascading a finite impulse response (FIR) filter and an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter together, the tunable bandpass MPF successfully replaces the narrowband electrical bandpass filter ...

A high resolution optical vector network analyzer (OVNA) implemented based on a wideband and wavelength-tunable optical single-sideband (OSSB) modulator is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The OSSB modulation is achieved using a phase modulator and a tunable optical filter with a passband having two steep edges and a flat top. Wideband and wavelength-tunable OSSB modulation is achieved...

A simple self-seeding scheme is developed to generate tunable dual-wavelength optical short pulses in a flexible manner and with an increased wavelength-tuning range. The wavelength selection and tuning are achieved by simultaneous use of a fiber Bragg grating and a tunable optical filter. The side-mode suppression ratio of the output pulses is better than 30 dB over a wavelength-tuning range o...

We demonstrate alternate wavelength switching in a widely tunable, dualwavelength Tm3þ-doped fiber laser operating at 1900 nm. A comb filter based on a Sagnac loop incorporating a length of high-birefringence fiber is used to define the lasing wavelengths. By simple variation of a polarization controller within the laser cavity, alternate and sequential switching between singleand dual-waveleng...

This paper presents the modeling, design, fabrication and measurement of MEMS-enabled continuously tunable evanescent-mode electromagnetic cavity resonators and filters with very high unloaded quality factors (Qu). Integrated electrostatically-actuated thin diaphragms are used for the first time for tuning the frequency of the resonators/filters. An example tunable resonator with 2.6:1 (5.0 − 1...

This paper extends a previously proposed method for designing filters simulating the dispersion phenomenon occurring in string instruments. In digital waveguide synthesis, the phenomenon is traditionally modeled by inserting an allpass filter to the string model feedback loop. In this paper, the concept of tunable dispersion filter design, which provides a closed-form formula to design a disper...