WO2003052862A1 - Oscillateur, filtre, duplexeur et appareil de communication - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a resonator, a filter, a duplexer, and a communication device used in wireless communication and transmission / reception of electromagnetic waves, for example, in a microwave band or a millimeter wave band.
- a hairpin resonator used in a microwave band or a millimeter wave band As a resonator used in a microwave band or a millimeter wave band, a hairpin resonator described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-193332 is known. This hairpin resonator is characterized in that it can be miniaturized as compared with a case where a resonator using a linear conductor line is used.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-49512 discloses a planar circuit type multiple C-ring resonator formed by thin film microfabrication. This multiple C-ring resonator has a feature that the conductor Q of the resonator is higher than that of the Herbin resonator disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-193332.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2000-244424 discloses a multi-spiral resonator of a planar circuit type by fine processing of a thin film.
- This resonator has the characteristic that the current distribution flowing through each conductor line is the same, so that a resonator having a conductor Q higher than that of the hairpin resonator can be obtained.
- the multi-spiral resonator disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-244424 has the feature that the conductor Q is high, but the process cost due to thin-film fine processing becomes expensive. was there. If the resonator is to be further miniaturized, finer processing will be required, and the manufacturing cost will increase accordingly.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a resonator, a filter, a duplexer, and a communication device having a desired conductor Q that is easy to miniaturize and that matches the manufacturing cost. Disclosure of the invention
- a resonator formed of one or more annular resonance units formed of one or more conductor lines, wherein the resonance units have a capacitive region and an inductive region, A capacitive region is formed when one end of the conductor line is close to the other end of itself or the end of another conductor line constituting the same resonance unit in the width direction.
- the capacitive region acts as a capacitive element, and each conductor line operates as a half-wavelength line with both ends open. Also, a ground electrode is placed on the surface facing the conductor line with the substrate Unnecessary, a resonator having the desired conductor Q can be obtained at a low cost with a structure having extremely few components.
- the resonance unit includes a plurality of conductor lines and has a plurality of capacitive regions.
- the conductor line is formed on a planar substrate. This eliminates the need for a ground electrode on the surface opposite to the conductor line with the substrate interposed therebetween, and achieves a cost reduction with a structure having extremely few components.
- the end of each conductor line is made closer in the width direction of the conductor line, and a larger capacitance is generated than in the case where the conductor line is made closer at the tip, thereby reducing the size of the resonator.
- the base material has a columnar or cylindrical shape, and a conductor line is formed on a side surface of the base material. Thereby, it is applied to a columnar or cylindrical structure.
- the conductor line may be configured such that the end portions of the conductor line are adjacent to each other to form an interdigital transducer. As a result, the length of the portion of each conductor line that is close to the end in the width direction is reduced, and the size of the entire resonator is reduced.
- the resonator according to the present invention has a structure in which the width of the conductor line is partially or entirely reduced to about the skin depth of the conductor line or smaller than the skin depth. This alleviates the current concentration due to the skin effect and the edge effect, and improves the conductor Q of the resonator.
- the resonator according to the present invention has a structure in which a space between the conductor lines adjacent to each other in the width direction is approximately equal to the skin depth of the conductor line or smaller than the skin depth. This alleviates the current concentration due to the edge effect and increases the conductor Q of the resonator.
- the resonator according to the present invention has a structure in which the distance between the conductor lines adjacent to each other in the width direction is substantially constant. As a result, all the conductor lines can be formed in a state where the finest pattern can be formed in the conductor line manufacturing process, and the conductor Q of the resonator is efficiently increased.
- the conductor line is a thin-film multilayer electrode formed by laminating a thin-film dielectric layer and a thin-film conductor layer.
- the resonator according to the present invention has a structure in which a gap between the adjacent conductor lines of the plurality of conductor lines is filled with a dielectric.
- a filter according to the present invention includes: a resonator having any one of the above configurations; And a signal input / output means coupled to the resonator. With this structure, miniaturization and low insertion loss are achieved.
- the duplexer according to the present invention is configured by using the above filter as a transmission filter or a reception filter, or as both filters. This will reduce insertion loss.
- a communication device includes at least one of the above-described filter and duplexer. As a result, the insertion loss of the RF transmission / reception unit is reduced, and communication quality such as noise characteristics and transmission speed is improved.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an electric field distribution near both ends of the conductor line of the resonator and a current distribution on the conductor line.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a current distribution of the resonator.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an electric field distribution and a current direction of the resonator.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a conductor line pattern of another resonator according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of each part of the resonator.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a conductor line pattern of a resonator according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a view showing a cross-sectional structure of a conductor line in a resonator according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of a filter according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration of a filter according to a 12th embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a configuration of a filter according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a conductor line pattern formed by the filter.
- FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a duplexer according to a 14th embodiment of the present invention. is there.
- FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication device according to a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a view showing the configuration of the resonator according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 1 (A) is a top view of the resonator according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 1 (B) is It is sectional drawing.
- this resonator is composed of a dielectric substrate 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as "substrate J") and a conductor line 2 formed on the upper surface thereof.
- substrate J dielectric substrate 1
- conductor line 2 No ground electrode is formed on the surface (lower surface) opposite to the surface on which the conductor is formed.
- the conductor line 2 has a constant width, and is formed into a shape having a circumference of at least one circumference. That is, as shown by a circle in the figure, one end X1 and the other end X2 of the conductor line are brought close to each other in the width direction of the line.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operation of the resonator.
- Figure 2 (A) shows the four positions A, B, D, and E where the two ends of the conductor line are close to each other, and the center position C in the longitudinal direction of the conductor line.
- Fig. 2 (B) shows the electric field distribution in the vicinity of both ends of the conductor line.
- Fig. 2 (C) shows the current distribution on the conductor line.
- the electric field concentrates on the portions of the conductor line near both ends x1, X2 in the width direction. Also, between one end of the conductor line and the vicinity X 11 near the other end, and between the other end and the vicinity X 21 near the other end. The electric field is distributed, and capacitance occurs in these parts.
- the current intensity increases sharply from the area A to the area B of the conductor line, keeps a substantially constant value in the areas B to D, and changes from the area D to the area E. Then it decreases sharply. Both ends are zero. Regions A to B and D to E where both ends of the conductor line are close to each other in the width direction can be referred to as a capacitive region, and other regions B to D can be referred to as inductive regions. A resonance operation is performed by the capacitive region and the inductive region. In other words, if this resonator is regarded as a lumped constant circuit, it constitutes an LC resonance circuit.
- a ring-shaped unit having a capacitive region and an inductive region formed of a conductor line as described above is referred to as a resonance unit.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 3A is a top view of the resonator according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view thereof.
- the resonator shown in FIG. 1 the resonator is formed by forming a single conductor line 2 on the substrate 1.
- three conductor lines are provided on the upper surface of the substrate 1.
- a conductor line assembly 12 is formed by 2a, 2b, and 2c.
- the ground electrode is not particularly formed on the lower surface of the substrate 1.
- the resonator can be constituted only by the conductor lines formed on the substrate or the like. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a ground electrode on the side opposite to the surface of the substrate or the like on which the conductor lines are formed. Absent. Of course, a ground electrode may be provided on the opposite side of the surface such as the substrate on which the conductor line is formed. In that case, the ground electrode will act to shield the electromagnetic field. Therefore, a shield structure can be provided in the resonator with a simple structure.
- each conductor line both ends thereof are close to each other in the width direction, and a capacitive region is formed in that portion. That is, the three conductor lines 2a, 2b, and 2c each constitute a resonance unit.
- the three conductor lines 2a, 2b, 2c are arranged substantially concentrically around a predetermined point 0 of the substrate 1 so as not to cross each other.
- one resonator is constituted by three resonance units of the three conductor lines 2a, 2b, and 2c.
- the capacitive area of the conductor lines 2a, 2b, and 2c (the area existing within the circled area in the figure) is a straight line that passes through the center O of the ring formed by the conductor lines. They are arranged close to each other so as to intersect L.
- Each conductor line acts as a half-wavelength line with both ends open. Moreover, in this example, one conductor line forms one resonance unit.
- each conductor line induces a magnetic field distribution similar to the circular TE 0 1 ⁇ 5 mode. In other words, the magnetic field distributes around the rz plane and symmetrically about the axis.
- the current is distributed by multiplexing the conductor lines, and the distributed current distribution reduces current concentration due to the edge effect.
- the conductor Q is improved by reducing the current concentration due to the edge effect.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. 4 (A) is a top view of the resonator according to the third embodiment, and
- FIG. 4 (B) is a cross-sectional view thereof.
- both ends of the conductor lines 2a, 2b, and 2c are close to each other in the width direction, and one end of the conductor lines 2a, 2b, and 2c, and It is arranged so that one end of another adjacent conductor line faces the position indicated by G with a predetermined gap.
- This pattern is equivalent to one obtained by partially cutting one spiral-shaped conductor line at a predetermined location (the portion indicated by G in the figure).
- the capacitive region of the resonance unit (the region existing within the range enclosed by the ellipse in the figure) is formed at a position slightly shifted in the circumferential direction. Become. Therefore, looking at the change in the position of the capacitive region with respect to the change in the radial direction, the capacitive region is formed at a position gradually shifted in the circumferential direction along with the change in the radial direction.
- the conductor line assembly 12 having a large number of lines can be arranged within a limited occupied area, and the entire resonator can be reduced in size.
- the resonance unit is composed of an inductive region having a high impedance and a capacitive region having a low impedance, and the impedance changes stepwise. Since the resonator consists of multiple resonance units, the resonator is called a multiple step ring resonator.
- (A) of FIG. 5 shows a one-side cross section of the rz plane of the resonator of FIG.
- a conductor line assembly 12 is formed on the upper surface of the substrate 1.
- the substrate 1 and the conductor line assembly 12 are surrounded by a shielding cavity 3.
- the structural dimensions of the conductor line 2 are as follows.
- Fig. 5 ( ⁇ ) shows the current distribution of each part at the radial position of the conductor line.
- (1) in the figure is the current distribution of the multiple step ring resonator
- (2) is the current distribution of the multiple spiral resonator.
- the multi-spiral resonator is a resonator disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-244133, which is composed of an aggregate of a plurality of spiral conductor lines.
- the current flowing through each conductor line of the multi-step ring resonator is the same, whereas the current flowing through the conductor line of the multi-spiral resonator is the same. Is zero at both ends according to the radial position, and has a mountain-shaped current distribution with a peak at a position closer to the outside from the center.
- the current flowing through each conductor line is constant, conductor loss as a whole of the conductor line assembly is suppressed, and a resonator having a high conductor Q can be obtained.
- the total current (effective value) I is the total current (effective value).
- the dimension design of the capacitive region of the multi-step ring resonator is as follows.
- the required capacitance is 6.45 pF from the inductance of 0.98 nH.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a resonator according to a fourth embodiment.
- three conductor lines 2a, 2b, and 2c each constitute a resonance unit, similarly to the resonator shown in FIG.
- the ends d1, d2, d3, and d4 are brought close to each other in the width direction within the range indicated by AB. That is, an interdigital transducer (IDT) having a shape in which comb patterns are interlocked is constructed.
- IDT interdigital transducer
- the conductor line length for obtaining the predetermined resonance frequency can be shortened, and the area occupied by the conductor line assembly 12 can be reduced, and the resonator can be downsized.
- the gap between adjacent resonance units does not increase, current concentration due to the edge effect can be reduced over the entire conductor line, and the conductor Q is increased accordingly.
- the width of the conductor lines 2a and 2c at both ends is made relatively narrow with respect to the conductor line 2b at the center in the width direction of the conductor line assembly (in the case of three conductor lines, the conductor line at the center). As a result, it is possible to efficiently suppress the current concentration in a portion where the current concentration due to the edge effect is remarkable.
- the annular resonance unit is formed by a single conductor line, but the resonance line does not need to be a single conductor line, and may be plural. As a result, one resonance unit has a plurality of capacitive regions and a plurality of inductive regions.
- an annular resonance unit may be formed by two conductor lines. In the example shown in (A) of Fig. 7, two conductor lines indicated by 2a and 2b are respectively wrapped around the surface of the dielectric substrate 1 for more than half a turn. It has a shape. Similarly, each conductor line may be formed so as to have an angle range of more than 1/3 turn so as to have three capacitive regions during one turn.
- one end Xa1 of the conductor path 2a and one end xb1 of the conductor line 2b are close to each other in the width direction.
- the other end Xa2 of the conductor line 2a and the other end Xb2 of the conductor line 2b are close to each other in the width direction.
- Two capacitive regions are formed in the region where the two sets of end portions are close to each other. Therefore, the conductor lines 2a and 2b each function as a half-wavelength line with both ends open.
- FIG. 7 (B) is an example in which two resonators shown in FIG. 7 (A) are provided to form a resonator. Both ends of the conductor line 2a and both ends of the conductor line 2b are adjacent to each other in the width direction to form two capacitive regions, and both ends of the conductor line 2c and the conductor line 2d. Both end portions are adjacent to each other in the width direction to form two capacitive regions. In this way, a capacitive region is formed within a range surrounded by four ellipses in FIG. 7 (B).
- each conductor line 2a is arranged such that one end of the conductor line of each resonance unit and one end of the conductor line of another resonance unit adjacent thereto face a predetermined gap at a position indicated by G. , 2b, 2c, and 2d.
- the distance between the conductor lines is made constant at the position adjacent to the two resonance units.
- the current concentration due to the edge effect can be reduced over the entire conductor line, and the conductor Q is increased accordingly.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the operation of the resonator shown in FIG. 7 (B).
- FIG. 8 (A) shows an example of the electric field distribution between adjacent conductor lines and the direction of the current on the conductor lines.
- Fig. 8 (B) shows the magnetic field distribution around the conductor line in the cross section taken along the line AA in Fig. 8A).
- E is an electric field
- H is a magnetic field
- I is a current.
- the electric field concentrates on a portion near the width of the conductor line with respect to the adjacent conductor line. That is, a region where the ends of adjacent conductor lines are close to each other in the width direction of the conductor line acts as a capacitive region, and a region of the other conductor line through which current flows acts as an inductive region.
- FIG. 9 shows an example in which three sets of resonance units each composed of four conductor lines are arranged.
- four conductor lines 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d form a first resonance unit
- four conductor lines 2e, 2f, 2g, and 2h are the first resonance units.
- Two resonance units are formed, and four conductor lines 2, 2 j, 2 k, and 2 I form a third resonance unit.
- the characteristic of the capacitive region in such a resonator is that, as in the case where each conductor line goes around one or more rounds, the smaller the ratio of the capacitive region in the circumferential direction of the conductor line, the lower the lumped constant It functions as a static capacitance, and a current without node is distributed in the conductor line portion of the other inductive region. Also, the current flowing in the conductor lines flows in the same direction when viewed in the direction in which each conductor line goes around. The magnetic field vectors induced by each current are mutually induced to produce the magnetic field energy Efficiently accumulate.
- the size of the resonator on the substrate (this is expressed by the diameter of the resonator forming region, which is almost circular, and the area occupied by the resonator).
- the length of the end of the conductor line forming the capacitive region is designed to be short, but in this case, the required accuracy for the dimensional tolerance due to the fine processing increases with the high frequency shading.
- the capacitive regions are divided and arranged by configuring a plurality of conductor lines so as to have a plurality of capacitive regions while making a round in the circumferential direction of the conductor lines. As a result, the divided capacitors are connected in series, and the capacitance of one capacitor region can be designed to be large.
- the capacitance of each capacitive region is Assuming C 1 and C 2, the combined capacitance C is
- the capacitive area is divided into three and the respective capacitances are C1, C2, and C3, the combined capacitance value C is
- FIGS. 10 and 11 show the configuration of the resonator according to the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 (A) is a top view of the resonator according to the sixth embodiment
- FIG. 10 (B) is a cross-sectional view thereof
- FIG. 10 (C) is an enlarged view of a circle portion in FIG.
- FIG. 10 (D) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ in FIG. 10 (A).
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the resonator.
- a circle IE represents an innermost end of the plurality of conductor lines
- a circle OE represents an outermost end.
- the circle G represents a portion where the tips of the conductor lines face each other with a predetermined gap.
- a conductor line assembly 12 is formed on the upper surface of a substrate 1. Its basic structure is the same as that shown in FIG. However, in the example shown in FIG. 10, from the center to the both ends in the width direction (A-A ′ direction) of the conductor line assembly 12 due to the arrangement of the plurality of conductor lines, The width of the conductor line is gradually reduced.
- the conductor line widths of the inner and outer peripheral portions of the conductor line assembly 12 are finely processed to a depth equal to or less than the skin depth of the conductor. In addition, the spacing between all conductor lines is finely processed to be about the skin depth of the conductor or narrower.
- copper conductivity of about 53 MS Zm
- copper has a skin depth of about 1,5 tm at a frequency of 2 GHz, so the width of the conductor lines on the inner and outer peripheral parts and the distance between the conductor lines must be one. 5 im or less.
- each of the conductor lines of the conductor line assembly 12 is formed in a substantially rectangular pattern, the opening area for retaining the resonance magnetic field energy is smaller than that in the case of forming a circular pattern. Becomes larger. Therefore, the occupied area can be reduced accordingly. Moreover, since the R (round) is added to the corner of the substantially square, there is no sharply bent portion in the conductor line, the current concentration in the bent portion of the conductor line is reduced, and the conductor Q does not decrease.
- FIG. 12 the configuration of a resonator according to a seventh embodiment is shown in FIG.
- This resonator is also composed of a plurality of resonance units, and its basic structure is the same as that shown in Fig. 7 (B).
- the conductor line width is gradually reduced from substantially the center to the both ends in the width direction of the conductor line assembly including a plurality of conductor lines.
- This resonator differs from the example shown in FIG. 10 in that two conductor lines constitute one resonance unit.
- FIG. 10 two conductor lines constitute one resonance unit.
- the conductor lines 2 a and 2 b form a first resonance unit
- the conductor lines 2 c and 2 d form a second resonance unit
- the conductor lines 2 e and 2 f forms the third resonance unit
- conductor lines 2 g and 2 h form the fourth resonance unit.
- one resonator is composed of four resonance units.
- the width of the conductor lines at the inner and outer peripheral portions is finely processed to be about the skin depth of the conductor lines or smaller.
- the spacing between all conductor lines is finely processed to be equal to or less than the skin depth of the conductor lines.
- the current flowing through each conductor line is controlled by the capacitance of the capacitive region of each conductor line.
- the design requirements are as follows. ( ⁇ ) The nature of conductor loss due to the skin effect and the edge effect is that the current is biased and the current concentrates on the surface and the edge, so the concentrated current is dispersed into a flat amplitude and the magnetic field Flatten the density distribution of energy.
- the problem of the optimal design is to set the width of each conductor line to be divided according to the distribution of the current amplitude and the density distribution of the magnetic field energy, and to give an appropriate arrangement of the current amplitude.
- FIG. 13 (A) to 13 (D) are enlarged cross-sectional views of the substrate and the conductor line assembly 12 respectively.
- FIG. 13 (A) shows a comparative example. That is, the resonator shown in FIG. 13 (A) forms a conductor line aggregate 12 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 on the upper surface of the substrate 1.
- Fig. 13 (B) shows a structure in which each conductor line of the conductor line assembly 12 is composed of a thin-film multilayer electrode formed by alternately stacking thin-film dielectric layers 12b and thin-film conductor layers 12a. It is.
- the conductor line By configuring the conductor line with thin-film multilayer electrodes in this way, the skin effect caused by magnetic field penetration from above and below the conductor line is reduced, and the conductor at the interface between the substrate and the conductor line and the interface between the air and the conductor line is reduced. Q can be improved.
- a dielectric 4 is filled in a gap between adjacent conductor lines of each conductor line of the conductor line assembly 12. With this structure, the capacitance of the capacitive region of the resonance unit is increased, the length of the capacitive region can be shortened, and the size of the entire resonator can be reduced.
- FIG. 13 (D) shows each of the conductor lines of the conductor line assembly 12 formed as a thin-film multilayer electrode, and a space between the conductor lines filled with a dielectric material 4.
- FIG. 14 (A) is a front view of the resonator according to the ninth embodiment
- FIG. 14 (B) is a left side view thereof
- FIG. 14 (C) is a plurality of resonators provided in this resonator.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the shape of one of the conductor lines.
- a plurality of resonance units of the conductor line 2 are formed on the side surface of the cylindrical dielectric substrate 11.
- Each of the conductor lines 2 constituting the plurality of resonance units is turned one or more times along the side surface of the substrate 11 as shown in FIG. 14 (C), and both ends thereof are brought close to each other in the width direction. I have.
- all the conductor lines 2 have the same pattern, and a plurality of conductor lines 2 are arranged by slightly shifting the capacitive area of the resonance unit in the circumferential direction of the conductor line so that adjacent conductor lines do not overlap. ing.
- the angular range of the inductive region for obtaining a constant inductance also changes depending on the position in the radial direction.
- the radius is constant, when the formation range of the capacitive region and the inductive region is represented by an angle range, the range is constant. Therefore, it has a characteristic that the symmetry of the distribution of the electromagnetic field and current generated by arranging a plurality of conductor lines is good.
- FIG. 15 (A) is a front view of the resonator according to the tenth embodiment
- FIG. 15 (B) is a left side view thereof
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a shape of one resonance unit among a plurality of conductor lines provided in the resonator.
- one resonance unit is constituted by the two conductor lines 2.
- This resonator corresponds to the one shown in Fig. 7 (B) transformed from a plane coordinate system to a cylindrical coordinate system.
- the conductor line may be formed on a cylindrical base material having insulating or conductive properties.
- FIG. 16 is a top view of the filter according to the first embodiment from which the fireability 3 has been removed
- FIG. 16 (B) is a cross-sectional view of the filter.
- FIG. 16 three resonators 7a, 7b and 7c are arranged and formed on the upper surface of the substrate 1. These resonators 7a, 7b and 7c are the same as those shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.
- resonators 7a, 7b and 7c are the same as those shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.
- a ground electrode 6 is formed on the upper surface of the substrate 1 so that the shielding cavity 3 placed on the upper portion of the substrate 1 conducts.
- the coupling loops 5a and 5b are formed so that one end thereof is connected to the ground electrode 6 and the other end is drawn out of the cavity.
- the three resonators 7a, 7b, and 7c are magnetically coupled between adjacent resonators by mutual induction of current. Also, magnetic fields are coupled between the resonators 7a, 7 (; and the coupling loops 5 &, 5b by mutual induction of current. Therefore, this filter has a bandwidth of three-stage resonators coupled in order. In this case, low insertion loss characteristics can be obtained because the Q of the resonator in each stage is high.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration of a filter according to the 12th embodiment.
- a resonator 7b is formed on the upper surface of the substrate 1
- two resonators 7a and 7c are formed on the lower surface of the substrate 1.
- These three resonators 7a, 7b, 7c are the same as those shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
- These three resonators 7a, 7b, 7c are arranged such that the plane positions of adjacent resonators partially overlap.
- the plane positions of the resonators 7a and 7c and the two couplings 5a and 5b are arranged so as to partially overlap.
- the dimensions of the substrate 1 can be made smaller than in the case shown in FIG. 16, and the entire film can be made smaller and lighter.
- FIG. 18 (A) is a top view with the cavity removed
- FIG. 18 (B) is a bottom view thereof
- FIG. 18 (C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
- a resonator 7 b is formed on the upper surface of the substrate 1.
- two resonators 7a and 7c are formed on the lower surface of the substrate 1.
- These resonators 7a, 7b, 7c are the same as those shown in FIG. That is, the vicinity of both ends of each conductor line is close to each other in the width direction to form a resonance unit.
- the capacitive regions of the respective resonance units are slightly shifted from each other as in the case shown in FIG.
- the resonator 7b formed on the upper surface of the substrate 1 has an overall elliptical shape.
- the conductor lines are arranged so as to form a substantially oval.
- three resonance units are arranged by the conductor lines 2a, 2b, and 2c.
- the resonators 7a, 7b, and 7c shown in Fig. 18 are magnetically coupled between adjacent resonators by mutual current induction.
- the resonator 7a is a first-stage resonator
- the resonator 7b is a second-stage resonator
- the resonator 7c is a third-stage resonator
- the second-stage resonator 7b is Oval
- the interstage coupling between the first and second resonators and the interstage coupling between the second and third resonators are strengthened, respectively.
- the first and third resonators 7a-7c are also coupled (jump-coupled), the first and third resonators are jump-coupled into a three-stage resonator. Acts as a sunset. By controlling the magnitude of this jump coupling, the frequency of the attenuation pole appearing near the passband can be adjusted. ⁇
- FIG. 20 shows the configuration of a duplexer as a fourteenth embodiment.
- FIG. 20 is a block diagram of a duplexer.
- the transmission filter and the reception filter have the configurations shown in FIG. 16, FIG. 17, and FIG. 18, respectively.
- the passbands of the transmission filter TxFIL and the reception filter RxFIL are designed according to the respective bands.
- the phase of the connection to the antenna terminal A N T p0 rt as the transmission / reception shared terminal is adjusted so that the transmission signal does not enter the reception filter and the reception signal does not enter the transmission filter.
- FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the communication device according to the fifteenth embodiment.
- the duplexer DUP having the configuration shown in FIG. 20 is used.
- a transmission circuit Tx—CIR and a reception circuit Rx—CIR are configured, and a transmission circuit Tx—CIR is connected to the transmission signal input terminal of the duplexer DUP, and the reception signal output of the duplexer DU ⁇
- the duplexer DUP is mounted on the circuit board so that the receiving circuit Rx—CIR is connected to the terminal and the antenna ANT is connected to the antenna terminal.
- one or a plurality of annular resonance units formed of one or more conductor lines constitute a resonator, and the resonance unit is a capacitance.
- One end of the conductor line is adjacent to the other end of the conductor line or the end of another conductor line constituting the same resonance unit in the width direction.
- the capacitance in the vicinity of the ends of the conductor lines is increased, and the size of the resonator can be reduced.
- a ground electrode is not required on the surface facing the conductor line with the substrate interposed therebetween, a structure with extremely few components can be achieved and cost can be reduced.
- the resonance unit is composed of a plurality of conductor lines and has a plurality of capacitive regions, so that, for example, as the frequency increases, even when the length of the inductive region is shortened.
- the curvature of each conductor line does not become extremely large, so that current concentration can be reduced and the conductor Q can be increased.
- the conductor line is formed on a planar substrate, the conductor line can be easily formed on the substrate, and the cost can be reduced.
- the shape of the substrate is columnar or cylindrical, and a conductor is provided on a side surface of the substrate.
- a conductor is provided on a side surface of the substrate.
- the length of the capacitive region can be shortened by forming the interdigital transducer at portions of both ends of the conductor line which are close to each other, so that the entire resonator can be downsized.
- the width of the plurality of conductor lines and the space between adjacent conductor lines are partially or wholly reduced to about the skin depth of the conductor or smaller than the skin depth.
- the current concentration due to the end effect is reduced, and the conductor Q of the resonator can be improved any time.
- the distance between the conductor lines adjacent to each other in the width direction is made substantially constant, all the conductor lines can be formed in a state where the finest pattern can be formed in the production process of the conductor lines. And the conductor Q of the resonator can be efficiently increased.
- the conductor line is formed as a thin film multilayer electrode formed by laminating a thin film dielectric layer and a thin film conductor layer, whereby current concentration due to the edge effect in the width direction of the conductor line is reduced.
- the conductor Q of the resonator can be further improved by reducing the current concentration due to the skin effect in the thickness direction.
- the capacitance of the resonator generated in the gap between the adjacent conductor lines is increased, and the capacitance region is increased. Can be shortened, and the size of the resonator can be reduced.
- a filter and a duplexer having a small size and low insertion loss can be obtained. Further, according to the present invention, an insertion loss of the RF transmission / reception unit is reduced, and a communication apparatus having high communication quality such as noise characteristics and transmission speed can be obtained.
- the resonator according to the present invention is easily miniaturized and has a desired Q characteristic commensurate with the manufacturing cost, and is used, for example, for wireless communication in the microwave band or millimeter wave band or transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves. It is useful as a resonator.
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