Fig. 1: Tunable bandpass filter with magnetic biasing circuit.
From: Frequency tunable magnetostatic wave filters with zero static power magnetic biasing circuitry

The magnetostatic wave filters (MSWF) were placed in the center of the magnetic biasing component. The aluminum transducers were placed on top of the yttrium iron garnet (YIG) cavity. The magnetic biasing component consists of two permanent magnets, two shunt magnets wrapped with coils, and two magnetically permeable yokes which concentrate the magnetic flux in the MSWF. a Reconfigurable MSWF concept: The primary function of a radio-frequency (RF) filter is to selectively allow certain frequencies to pass while blocking others. With the implementation of a suitable RF filter, the amplitude of the out-of-band interfering signal is significantly reduced compared to the desired signal. This feature is particularly important in scenarios where the interference is much larger than the intended signal at the receive antenna. Moreover, the high out-of-band linearity of our filter plays a vital role in ensuring that intermodulation products generated by interfering signals do not adversely impact the desired signal. b Optical microscope image of the fabricated device assembly. c Scanning Electron Microscope image showing the aluminum transducers on top of the YIG cavity. This device has a width (W) of 200 μm and length (L) of 70 μm. d Summary of device schematic diagrams and equivalent single-mode circuit models of MSWF and magnetostatic wave resonator (MSWR).