Design Principles of RF and Microwave Filters and Amplifiers

Assignment-1: Image Impedance based RF Filter Design

Submission due Date: March 01, 2017

Q1. Check whether the T-section network shown below is a filter. Determine the value of , and
Z0 for the network in both passband and stopband. The impedance values are measured at a
frequency of 50 MHz.

Q2. For a lossless transmission line of characteristic impedance Z0 , determine the image impedances
Zi1 and Zi2

Q3. A T-Section network has two inductors in series and a capacitor in shunt. The value of each
inductor is 0.5 nH and the value of the capacitor is 50 pF. Determine the cutoff frequency of the
network and also determine value of attenuation at 3 GHz.

Q4. The network described in Q3 is represented by a mderived section. It is desired to have a sharp
attenuation in the vicinity of 1.6 GHz. Determine the value of m and the value of inductor and
capacitor constituting the shunt elements of the mderived section.

Q5. Design a section constant-k highpass filter network with cutoff frequency of 2 MHz. The network
should have a characteristic impedance of 75 at 1 MHz.