Advantages of Spacek Labs waveguide low pass filters include: |
1. Rigorously predictable responses emulating Tchebychev, Butterworth, or other polynomial functions. |
2. Low insertion loss and VSWR right up to the cut-off frequency, (No "guard band" required between useable pass band and reject band). |
3. Shorter length. Space is not wasted transforming to the required reduced waveguide height since the impedance transformation is accomplished in the filter element steps. |
4. Broad stop band. The reject band can extend to 4 and even 5 times the cut off frequency. |