Prof. Cornelis Jan Kikkert
Electrical and Computer Engineering
James Cook University
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Date: 1:00-2:00PM, Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Place: ElectroScience Laboratory, 1320 Kinnear Rd , Columbus , OH 43212
Title:
“Designing RF and Microwave Filters”
Abstract:
The seminar will briefly review low pass filters and then show two ways how low pass filters can be implemented at microwave frequencies. Most RF and microwave filters are bandpass filters and constructed using coupled resonators. The seminar will describe a general design technique for designing any coupled resonator filter. As an example of the technique, four different microstrip filters are designed. Each of these filters result in a very different stop-band behaviour, however for each of these filters, the simulated and measured responses agree closely. The seminar will include a demonstration of the design technique and show how both the passband and harmonic response can be tailored to requirements. This design technique allows new filter topologies to be investigated.
Short Bio:
Cornelis (Keith) Kikkert has been carrying designing specialized communication equipment for many years. These include FM exciters, Weather Satellite Receivers, RF front ends, Power Amplifiers, software radios and Satellite Beacon Receivers. One Beacon Receiver is in operation at CRC in Canada and another two are located at NTU in Singapore. He is the author of more than 70 papers and is a designated inventor on 8 patents. Keith is an Associate Professor at James Cook University, where he has been teaching for many years. He was the head of Electrical Engineering for 7 years. He is the Chair of the Australia Council of the IEEE and he has been either Vice Chair or Chair of the North Australian section since 1997.
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Dr. Dimitris Psychoudakis
Senior Research Associate
Electroscience Laboratory
The Ohio State University
1320 Kinnear Rd.
Columbus, OH 43212
United States
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Email: dpsycho@ece.osu.edu
Tel: +1-614-292-6895
