Inline TE01δ Mode Dielectric-Resonator Filters with Controllable Transmission Zero for Wireless Base Stations

A method to control the transmission zero of TE mode dielectric-resonator (DR) filters for wireless base stations is proposed. Instead of using folder structures, dedicated coupling probes, or extra cavities, as required by conventional techniques, transmission zeros are realized. The feeding probes, extended along ring dielectric resonators, are used to excite the TE mode and introduce transmission zeros. By rotating the angle of feeding position, transmission zeros can be shifted to the lower or the upper stopband. Thus, TE mode dielectric resonator filters with quasi-elliptic responses are realized with only iris coupling components. Based on this method, fourth-order inline TE mode DR filters with different responses are designed and fabricated. Measured results confirm the predicted performance.