A Tunable Bandpass Filter with Arbitrarily Terminated Port Impedance Using Dual-Mode Resonator

Girdhari Chaudhary; Yongchae Jeong

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Chaudhary and Jeong: A Tunable Bandpass Filter with Arbitrarily Terminated Port Impedance Using Dual-Mode Resonator

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Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science 2022;22(6):647-655.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26866/jees.2022.6.r.134

A Tunable Bandpass Filter with Arbitrarily Terminated Port Impedance Using Dual-Mode Resonator

Girdhari Chaudhary, Yongchae Jeong^*

JIANT-IT Human Resource Development Center, Division of Electronics Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea

^*Corresponding Author: Yongchae Jeong (e-mail: ycjeong@jbnu.ac.kr)

Received March 4, 2022 Revised May 11, 2022 Accepted July 21, 2022

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Abstract

This paper presents a design for a compact arbitrarily terminated port impedance tunable bandpass filter (BPF) with transmission zeros (TZs) that employs a dual-mode resonator. The proposed dual-mode resonator comprises two varactors along with series transmission lines and a shunt short-circuited stub. The resonant frequency separation of the dual-mode resonator can be adjusted by changing the length or characteristic impedance of the short-circuited stub. To achieve arbitrarily terminated port impedances, the coupling between the source/load and the dual-resonator is modified from the originally designed 50-to-50 Ω termination filter. Frequency selective characteristics are achieved by generating two TZs at the lower and upper frequencies of the passband. The location of the TZs can be changed by controlling the source-load coupling. To experimentally validate the proposed tunable BPF, three prototypes (50-to-50 Ω BPF, 25-to-50 Ω BPF, and 20 + j10-to-50 Ω BPFs) are designed and fabricated. The measurement results revealed that the center frequency can be tuned from 2.10 GHz to 3.02 GHz (920 MHz tunability), where the insertion loss varies from 1.50 to 2.5 dB.

Keywords: Arbitrarily Terminated Port Impedance, Synchronously Tuned Dual-Mode Resonator, Tunable Bandpass Filter

I. Introduction

Microwave/millimeter wave bandpass filters (BPFs) with multifunctional capabilities are highly desirable for their potential to reduce circuit size and reduce the cost of next-generation wireless communication systems [1, 2]. So far, many designs have been proposed for tunable BPFs that employ different tuning elements such as varactor diodes, RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), or PIN diodes [3–5]. Among these, varactor-diode based planar tunable BPFs are of particular interest for their ease of easy integration into microwave communication systems. Previous studies have proposed various planar tunable BPF designs, each with a different topology and functionality, including bandpass to bandstop switchable, multi-band, and bandwidth (BW) control [6–13]. A planar tunable BPF that used a switched varactor diode resonator over a wide frequency tuning range (FTR) was presented in [14], however, this BPF had poor frequency selectivity characteristics. In [15], a two-pole tunable BPF was presented over a wide FTR, however, this design required numerous tuning elements and dc-bias voltage control elements.

Recently, tunable BPFs based on multi-mode resonators have attracted attention for their potential to reduce circuit size [16–19]. In [20], a tunable BPF based on a synchronously tuned dual-mode resonator was tested. In addition, an electronically tunable planar BPF using a nonuniform Q-factor of dual-mode resonators was presented in [21] to enhance passband flatness. In [22], a wideband tunable BPF was designed with a multi-mode step-impedance resonator (SIR), however, this design exhibited poor frequency selectivity characteristics. Similarly, a second-order quasi-elliptic tunable BPF with a constant 3-dB BW using varactor-tuned dual-mode resonators was presented in [23]. In [24], a tunable BPF based on an element-variable coupling matrix and dual-mode resonators was demonstrated; however, this design required numerous tuning elements and a dc-bias control voltage element. The wideband tunable BPF based on a tunable external Q-factor and the multi-mode resonators presented in [25] also suffered same issues. In [26], a tunable BPF with a single dc-bias control was presented; however, this design exhibited high insertion loss and poor frequency selectivity characteristics.

In recent years, various BPFs with arbitrarily terminated port impedances have been reported [27–30]. However, these arbitrarily terminated port impedances BPFs were reported at a fixed center frequency. Meanwhile, conventional tunable BPFs are limited to a 50-to-50 Ω (R_S = R_L = 50 Ω) termination impedance design. Thus, designing a frequency-selective BPF capable of center frequency tuning and arbitrary termination impedance is an important step in the miniaturization of emerging next-generation wireless communication systems.

This paper proposes a frequency selective tunable BPF with arbitrarily terminated port impedances based on a dual-mode tunable resonator. In this design, frequency selectivity is achieved by generating transmission zeros (TZs) located at the lower and upper frequencies of the passband. The proposed dual-mode tunable BPF with arbitrary port termination impedance is designed by modifying the coupling matrix of a 50-to-50 Ω frequency-fixed filter.

II. Design Method

Fig. 1(a) depicts the proposed structure of a tunable BPF where the source and load ports are arbitrarily terminated with R_S ± jX_S and R_L ± jX_L impedances, respectively. The proposed tunable BPF comprises a dual-mode resonator that provides the even- and odd-mode resonant frequencies. Fig. 1(b) presents the coupling diagram of the proposed BPF, where each node represents even-and odd-mode resonant frequencies. In this figure, the solid and dashed lines illustrate the direct coupling and cross-coupling paths, respectively. Using a lossless (N + 2) × (N + 2) filter model, the coupling matrix of the proposed tunable BPF is given as (1), where the source and load ports are normalized to 1 Ω.

(1)

[M]=[0MSeMSoMSLMSeMee+x0MLeMSo0Moo+xMLoMSLMLeMLo0].

The diagonal elements of the coupling matrix have nonzero values, which represent the susceptance of a dual-mode resonator. The self-resonant frequencies (f_e, even-mode; f_o, odd-mode) of a dual-mode resonator can be calculated by as follows:

(2)

fe/o=fc2(4+(Mee/oo+x)2Δ2-(Mee/oo+x)Δ),

where f_c, Δ, and x indicate the center frequency, fractional BW, and tuning element of the filter, respectively.

For a tunable BPF with a normalized arbitrary source impedance (r_S±jx_s) and load impedance (r_L ± jx_L), the (N + 2) × (N + 2) coupling matrix of filter is evaluated as follows:

(3)

[Mnew]=[0MSe′MSo′MSL′MSe′Mee′+x0MLe′MSo′0Moo′+xMLo′MSL′MLe′MLo′0],

where

(4a)

MSe′=MSers-xsrsMSe2, MSo′=MSors+xsrsMSo2

(4b)

MLe′=MLerL+xLrLMLe2, MLo′=MLorL+xLrLMLo2

(4c)

Mee′=Mee-xsrsMSe2, Moo′=Moo-xsrsMSe2

(4d)

MSL′=MSLrsrL,rs=Rs50,xs=Xs50,rL=RL50,xL=XL50

Similarly, R_S and R_L are the real parts and X_S and X_L are the imaginary parts of the source and load port impedances, respectively, which are normalized with reference to 50 Ω. The S-parameters of an arbitrary impedance terminated BPF can be obtained as.

(5)

S11=1+2jrS[A-1]1,1,S21=-2jrSrL[A-1]N+2,1,

where

(6a)

[A]=[Mnew-jR+ωW]

(6b)

ω=(ffc-fcf)Δ

[R] is the (N + 2) × (N + 2) is zero matrix, except for the non-zeros entries of R₁₁=1/r_s and R_N_+2,_N₊₂=1/r_L. Similarly, [W] is the (N + 2) × (N + 2) identity matrix except for W₁₁=0 and W_N_+2,_N₊₂=0.

Let us consider a case in which f_c and Δ are 2.50 GHz and 4.40%, respectively, for a Chebyshev filter with a ripple of 0.043 dB. The synthesized (N + 2) × (N + 2) coupling matrix of the proposed tunable BPF with source and load ports of 1 Ω can be determined as.

(7)

[M]=[0-0.85970.81460.0630-0.85971.6619+x00.85970.81460-1.6675+x0.81460.06300.85970.81460].

The (N + 2) × (N + 2) coupling matrix of the arbitrarily terminated BPF can be calculated using (3) and (7).

Fig. 2 shows the synthesis result of a tunable BPFs using a coupling matrix. The center frequency is tuned from 2.10 GHz to 3 GHz by varying x from −8.2 to 8.2. The TZs are located at the lower and higher frequencies of the passband. The location of the TZs can be controlled by changing the source-load coupling (M_SL). Similarly, the TZs are also moved while tuning the center frequencies. These results indicated that even though the source and load termination impedances (R_S and R_L) of BPF are chosen arbitrarily, the response remans identical.

1. Proposed Dual-Mode Resonator

Fig. 3 shows the structure of the proposed dual-mode resonator, which comprises of series transmission lines (TLs) with characteristics impedance of Z₂ and Z₁, electrical lengths of θ₂, θ₁, and θ₀; and a shunt short-circuited stub with a characteristic impedance of Z_k and an electrical length of θ_k. Fig. 3(b) and 3(c) depict the even- and odd-mode equivalent circuits. Using these circuits, the even- and odd-mode input admittances are derived as follows:

(8a)

Yine=jY2YLe+Y2 tan β L2Y2-YLe tan β L2

(8b)

Yino=jY2YLo+Y2 tan β L2Y2-YLo tan β L2

where

(9a)

YLe=Y1Yine+Y1 tan βL1Y1-Yine tan βL1, YLo=Y1Yino+jY1 tan βL1Y1-Yino tan βL1

(9b)

Yine=ωCvAωCv(2Y1+Yk cot βLk tan β L0)+A

(9c)

A=2Y12 tan β L0-YkY1 cot β Lk, Yino=ωCvY1 cot βL0Y1 cot βL0-ωCv.

The even- and odd-mode resonant frequencies (f_e and f_o) can be calculated by equating im(Y_ine)=0 and im(Y_ino)=0.

Fig. 4(a) shows the calculated resonant frequencies for different values of C_v. The frequencies f_e and f_o are tuned by changing the varactor diode capacitance from 1 pF to 20 pF. Similarly, Fig. 4(b) shows the simulated resonant frequencies for different values of L_k. Here, the value of C_v is maintained at 1 pF. As highlighted in this figure, the even-mode resonant frequency moves lower as the L_k increases, however, the odd-mode resonant frequency remains constant. These results confirm that the separation between the even- and odd-mode resonant frequencies can be controlled by L_k.

2. External Quality Factors

Fig. 5 shows the configuration of even- and odd-mode external Q-factors that are controlled by the series TL physical parameters W_s and L_s, as well as the coupled line physical parameter g₂. The external Q-factors can be extracted using the method proposed in [20] as follows:

(10)

Qe=πfeτS11(fe)2, Qo=πfoτS11(fo)2,

where Q_e and Q_o indicate for even and odd-mode external Q-factors, respectively. Similarly, τ_s₁₁ is the group delay at f_e and f_o.

Fig. 6(a) and (b) show the extracted even- and odd-mode external Q-factors as functions of W_s and g₂, respectively. The external Q-factors increases with the values of W_s and g₂ and the desired external Q-factors are therefore obtained by controlling W_s and g₂. Similarly, Fig. 6(c) shows the extracted Q-factor as a function of the center frequency. As indicated in this figure, the extracted Q-quality factors are nearly constant across a wide range of center frequencies. A summary of the step-by-step design method for the proposed BPF is provided in Fig. 7.

To validate the proposed arbitrary port-terminated tunable BPF, the simulation results of 50-to-50 Ω, 25-to-50 Ω and 20 + j10-to 50 Ω microstrip line BPFs as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, are compared with the coupling matrix synthesis results. The two TZs located at the lower and upper sides of the passband are generated by source-load coupling, which is implemented through a coupled line. The simulation results of microstrip line BPFs are consistent with the coupling matrix synthesis results.

These results indicate that the tunable BPF with input/output complex port impedances can be designed by modifying the input/output external quality factors and even-mode resonant frequency of the dual-mode resonator. The center frequency is tuned from 2.08 GHz to 3 GHz by varying the value of C_v from 1.16 pF to 60 pF. Moreover, the two TZs are also tuned as the center frequency is tuned.

To investigate the effect of source-load coupling, the simulation results obtained with a different gap (g_c) between the coupled lines, as shown in Fig. 10, are analyzed. As shown in the figure, the TZs move slightly away from the passband as the value of g_c increases.

III. Simulation and Measurement Results

To experimentally validate the proposed BPF, three tunable BPF prototypes (50-to-50 Ω, 25-to-50 Ω and 20 + j10-to-50 Ω) are fabricated and measured using the Taconic substrate (dielectric constant ɛ_r = 2.20 and thickness h = 0.787 mm, and loss tangent tanδ = 0.0009). Each tunable BPF was designed using a Chebyshev response with a passband return loss of 20 dB for an FTR between 2.10 GHz and 3 GHz. Variable capacitances are implemented using varactor diode SMV 1233-079LF (Skyworks Corporation), which provides diode capacitance between 1.1 pF and 60 pF at 2 GHz by varying the reverse bias-voltage between 15 and 0 V. The physical dimensions of the fabricated the BPFs are shown in Table 1.

Fig. 11 shows the simulated and measured results of the 50-to-50 Ω (R_S = R_L = 50 Ω, X_s = X_L = 0 Ω) tunable BPF. The measurement results are consistent with those of the simulation results, confirming that the center frequency is tuned from 2.1 GHz to 3.02 GHz (920 MHz or an FTR of 35.94%), while the insertion loss varies from 2.82 dB to 1.66 dB and the 3-dB BW varies from 238 to 265 MHz. Similarly, the measured return losses are better than 12.5 dB in the overall FTR.

Fig. 12 shows the simulation and measurement results of the 25-to-50 Ω (R_S = 25 Ω, R_L = 50 Ω and X_s = X_L = 0 Ω) tunable BPF. The measured center frequency is tuned from 2.2 GHz to 3.02 GHz (820 MHz) with an FTR of 31.42%. Similarly, the measured insertion loss varies from 2.4 dB to 1.67 dB whereas the 3-dB BW varies from 249 to 277 MHz. The measured return losses in the overall FTR are better than 12.5 dB.

Fig. 13 shows the simulation and measurement results of the 20 + j10-to-50 Ω (R_S = 20 Ω, Xs = 10 Ω and R_L = 50 Ω, X_L = 0 Ω) tunable BPF. The center frequency is tuned from 2.10 GHz to 3.01 GHz (910 MHz) with an FTR of 35.62%. Similarly, the measured insertion loss varies from 2.55 dB to 1.76 dB whereas 3-dB BW varies from 242 to 282 MHz. The measured return losses in the overall FTR are better than 12 dB. Photographs of the fabricated filters are shown in Fig. 14.

Table 2 compares the proposed tunable BPF with those described in previous studies. As observed from Table 2, the previously reported tunable BPFs have limited to a 50-to-50 Ω termination impedance filter design [11–26]. Similarly, in [27] presents a direct coupling matrix synthesis of arbitrary input and output port impedances. In [28], a second-order all pole (without TZs) BPF with only one port complex impedance is demonstrated using substrate-integrated evanescent mode (EVA) cavity resonators. The work in [29] presents an active N + 3 coupling based BPF design by incorporating a transistor model for small-signal as input conjugately matched input impedance. In [30], the arbitrary input and output port complex impedances BPF without any TZs is designed and fabricated using an SIR. However, since these previous studies [27–30] have experimentally demonstrated arbitrarily terminated BPF at a fixed center frequency, they might have faced difficulty in the physical realization of arbitrary input and output port impedance tunable BPFs. In contrast, the present study demonstrates arbitrarily terminated port impedance tunable BPFs (real-to-real and real-to-complex port impedances BPFs) over a wide FTR as well as two TZs. The result shows that the impedance transformer and frequency-selective tunable BPF can be integrated within a single circuit.

IV. Conclusion

In this paper, we demonstrated an arbitrarily terminated port impedances tunable BPF with transmission zeros. The proposed tunable BPF is based on a coupling matrix and a dual-mode tunable resonator. The designed tunable BPF with arbitrary termination impedance modified couplings between source/load and resonators of a 50-to-50 Ω BPF design. To validate the proposed design, three microstrip line tunable BPFs prototypes (50-to-50 Ω, 25-to-50 Ω, and 20+j10-to-50 Ω BPF) are designed and fabricated. The measurement results revealed that the center frequency is tuned across a wide frequency range.

Acknowledgments

This research was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (Grant No. 2020R1A2C2012057) and in part by the Basic Science Research Program through the NRF of Korea, funded by the Ministry of Education (Grant No. 2019R1A6A1A09031717).

Fig. 1

Structure of the proposed tunable BPF with arbitrarily terminated port impedance: (a) proposed BPF and (b) coupling diagram.

Fig. 2

Synthesis results of a tunable BPF using a coupling matrix with Δ = 4.4% and f_c = 2.50 GHz.

Fig. 3

(a) Proposed structure of the dual-mode resonator, (b) even-mode equivalent circuit, and (c) odd-mode equivalent circuit.

Fig. 4

Resonant frequencies of the dual-mode resonator with Y₁ = Y_k = 1/70, Y₂ = 1/60, L₀ = 4.1 mm, L₁ = 8.3 mm, L₂ = 12.3 mm and various (a) C_v and (b) L_k. Substrate: Taconic with a dielectric constant of 2.2 and thickness of 0.787 mm.

Fig. 5

External Q-factor implementations: (a) even-mode and (b) odd-mode.

Fig. 6

External Q-factors with L_s = 10 mm, L₀ = 3.86 mm, L₁ = 8.26 mm, L₂ = 12.3 mm, W₁ = 1.36 mm, W₂ = 1.20 mm, W_k = 0.25 mm, and L_k = 2 mm: (a) W_s, (b) g₂, and (b) f₀. Substrate: Taconic with a dielectric constant of 2.2 and thickness of 0.787 mm.

Fig. 7

Design flow chart of the proposed tunable BPF with arbitrarily terminated port impedances.

Fig. 8

Simulation results of the tunable BPFs: (a) 50-to-50 Ω BPF and (b) 25-to-50 Ω BPF. Solid line indicates coupling matrix and dashed line indicates transmission line circuit simulation.

Fig. 9

Simulation results of tunable 20 + j10-to-50 Ω BPFs. Solid line indicates coupling matrix and dashed line indicates transmission line circuit simulation.

Fig. 10

Simulation results with different transmission zero (TZ) locations according to g_c.

Fig. 11

Simulation and measurement results of the 50-to-50 Ω BPF: (a) S-parameters, and (b) measured insertion loss and 3-dB bandwidth.

Fig. 12

Simulation and measurement results of 25-to-50 Ω BPF: (a) S-parameters, and (b) measured insertion loss and 3-dB bandwidth.

Fig. 13

Simulation and measurement results of 20 + j10-to-50 Ω BPF: (a) S-parameters, and (b) measured insertion loss and 3-dB bandwidth.

Fig. 14

Photographs of the fabricated tunable BPFs: (a) 50-to-50 Ω and (b) 25-to-50 Ω BPF, and (c) 20 + j10-to-50 Ω BPF.

Table 1

Physical dimensions of fabricated BPFs

50-to-50 Ω BPF (R_S = 50 Ω, R_L = 50 Ω, X_S = X_L = 0 Ω)
W_s	L_s	W₂	L₂	g₂	W₁
1.50	5	1.32	12	0.13	1.50
L₁	L₀	W_k	L_k	W₃	L₃
9	1.5	1.36	1.58	1.32	12
g₃	W_L	L_L	W_sL	g_sL	L_sL
0.13	1.2	5	0.6	0.13	4.8

25-to-50 Ω BPF (R_S = 25 Ω, R_L = 50 Ω, X_S = X_L = 0 Ω)

W_s	L_s	W₂	L₂	g₂	W₁
1.80	10	1.34	12	0.27	1.50
L₁	L₀	W_k	L_k	W₃	L₃
9	1.5	1.36	1.62	1.32	12
g₃	W_L	L_L	W_sL	g_sL	L_sL
0.14	1.20	5	0.4	0.13	4.8

20 + j10-to-50 Ω BPF (R_S = 20 Ω, R_L = 50 Ω, X_S = 10 Ω, X_L = 0 Ω)

W_s	L_s	W₂	L₂	g₂	W₁
2.1	8	1.30	12	0.30	1.50
L₁	L₀	W_k	L_k	W₃	L₃
9	1.5	1.36	1.62	1.32	12
g₃	W_L	L_L	W_sL	g_sL	L_sL
0.14	1.20	5	0.4	0.13	4.8

The dimensions are in millimeters.

Table 2

Performances comparison between the proposed design and those proposed in previous studies

Study	Frequency (GHz)	R_S/R_L (Ω)	IL (dB)	3-dB BW (MHz)	RL (dB)	TZs	NVR	NCV
Gao and Rebeiz [11]	0.97–1.53	50/50	4.2–2.0	48–92a	>10	Yes	7	4
Chiou and Rebeiz [12]	1.5–2.20	50/50	5.1–3.2	50–170a	>10	Yes	9	3
Chiou and Rebeiz [13]	1.75–2.25	50/50	7.2–3.2	70–100a	>10	Yes	5	2
Jung and Min [14]	0.255–0.455	50/50	1.8–1.40	70–76	>10	No	10	4
Chi et al. [15]	1.7–2.70	50/50	4.9–3.8	50–110	>10	Yes	7	4
Lu et al. [16]	0.70–1.78	50/50	4.5–2.0	70–98a	>10	Yes	2	1
Chaudhary et al. [17]	2.36–2.85	50/50	3.52–1.45	NA	>12	Yesb	3	2
Tang and Hong [18]	0.60–1.03	50/50	2.2–1.40	80–90	>10	Yesb	4	2
Lu et al. [20]	1.15–2	50/50	3.6–2.40	110–118a	>10	Yes	2	1
Guo et al. [21]	1.35–1.60	50/50	4.90–2.30	NA	>10	Yes	10	5
Chen et al. [22]	0.77–1.42	50/50	3.10–1.0	184–360	>10	No	6	3
Athukorala and Budi mir [23]	1.45–1.96	50/50	1.6–2.50	210–220	>10	Yes	2	2
Lu et al. [24]	0.8–1.21	50/50	3.8–1.8	130–140	>10	Yes	10	4
Lim et al. [26]	1.52–2.91	50/50	3.2–1.70	412–878	>10	No	3	1
Chen et al. [28]	3	3 – 5j/50	NA	NA	>12	No	NA	NA
Gao et al. [29]	10	NA	NA	NA	>13	No	NA	NA
Kim and Jeong [30]	2.60	30 + 10j/50	0.89	140	>19.33	No	NA	NA
This work	2.10–3.02	50/50	2.82–1.66	238–265	>12.5	Yes	2	1
	2.20–3.02	25/50	2.40–1.67	249–277	>12.8	Yes	2	1
	2.10–3.04	20 + j10/50	2.55–1.80	242–285	>12	Yes	2	1

IL = insertion loss, RL = return loss, NVR = number of varactor diode, NCV = number of control voltage.

^a 1-dB BW, TZs on both sides of passband frequency.

^b TZs at only one side of passband frequency.

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Biography

Girdhari Chaudhary received his B.E. and M.Tech. degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Nepal Engineering College (NEC), Kathmandu, Nepal and MNIT, Jaipur, India in 2004 and 2007, respectively, as well as a PhD degree in Electronics Engineering from Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea in 2013. He is currently working as a Contract Professor at JIANT-IT Human Resource Development Center, Division of Electronics Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Korea. Previously, he worked as the Principal Investigator on an independent project through the Basic Science Research Program administrated by the National Research Foundation (NRF) and funded by the Ministry of Education. He is a recipient of the BK21 PLUS Research Excellence Award 2015 by the Korean the Ministry of Education. He is also a recipient of the Korean Research Fellowship (KRF) through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT. His research interests include multi-band tunable passive circuits, in-band full duplex systems and high-efficiency power amplifiers and applications of negative group delay circuits.

Biography

Yongchae Jeong received his BSEE and MSEE, and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Engineering from Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea in 1989, 1991, and 1996, respectively. Between 1991 and 1998, he worked as a senior engineer at Samsung Electronics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. In 1998, he joined the Division of Electronic Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea. Between July 2006 and December 2007, he worked as a Visiting Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology. At Jeonbuk National University, he had also served as Director of the HOPE-IT Human Resource Development Center of BK21 PLUS. Currently, he is a professor and Vice-President of Planning at Jeonbuk National University. His research interests include passive and active microwave circuit design, mobile and satellite base-station RF systems, periodic defected transmission lines, negative group delay circuits and their applications, in-band full duplex radio, and RFIC design. Prof. Jeong is a senior member of IEEE and a member of Korea Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (KIEES). He has authored and co-authored over 260 papers in international journals and conference proceedings.