This paper proposes a highly selective bandpass filter suitable for lowpass delta-sigma RF transmitters. The proposed filter is characterized by a low insertion loss, high selectivity and a transfer function tailored for filtering the close-up out-of-band noise of lowpass delta-sigma transmitters. The circuit design is based on a modified stub-loaded ring resonator structure. The proposed filter has been implemented and the measurements show good agreement with simulation. The proposed filter provides a fractional 3-dB bandwidth of 14.6 %, an insertion loss of less than 1.3 dB, a suppression of more than 15 dB on both sides of desired band, and a sharp cut-off frequency response.
This paper presents a high-efficiency rectifying circuit for wireless power transmission at 2.45 GHz. A filtering and matching network designed by quarter wavelength stubs was developed for suppressing the second and the third order harmonics of 2.45 GHz, 4.9 GHz and 7.35 GHz, respectively. The measured RF-to-DC conversion efficiency is 66.5 % for an input power level of 10 mW.