A longitudinally-coupled-resonator-type surface acoustic wave filter includes
three
interdigital transducers provided on a piezoelectric substrate in the direction
in which surface acoustic waves propagate. An interdigital transducer disposed
at the approximate center among the three interdigital transducers of the longitudinally-coupled-resonator-type
surface acoustic wave filter is divided into two parts substantially symmetrically
in the propagation direction of the surface acoustic waves and the two parts are
connected to balanced signal terminals, respectively. Left and right interdigital
transducers of which the polarities are inverted relative to each other are connected
to an unbalanced signal terminal to provide a balanced-to-unbalanced conversion
function. A reactance component provided on the piezoelectric substrate, inside
a package, or outside the package is connected to either of the balanced signal terminals.