Resonance Effect Reduction With Bandpass Negative Group Delay Fully Passive Function

This brief introduces an original reduction method of resonance effect dispersion by using bandpass negative group delay (NGD) function. The dispersion transfer function (TF) is model by lumped RLC circuit. The canonical parameters of NGD passive cell are innovatively formulated as a function of the resonance dispersion specifications. The developed method feasibility is validated with commercial tool frequency domain simulations. Proofs-of-concept constituted by passive RLC-resonant and NGD fully passive circuits are considered. The results confirm an obvious peak reduction of resonance magnitudes and GDs from (15-dB, 20-ns) to better than (11.5-dB, 8.6-ns) are realized in the NGD bandwidth of about 20 MHz. The NGD method robustness is also investigated with simultaneous and individual relative variations of the dispersion parameters.