An Ultra-Wideband Bandpass Filter With an Embedded Open-Circuited Stub Structure to Improve In-Band Performance

In this letter, we present a compact ultra-wideband bandpass filter (BPF) with a notch band in the BPF performance by using an embedded open-circuited stub structure. The filter mainly consists of conventional stepped impedance resonator (SIR) as the multiple-mode resonator and two enhanced coupled input/output lines. The bandwidth can be analyzed by using the image-parameter method to obtain the proper dimension of the coupled lines and verified by using electromagnetic (EM) simulation. The embedded open-circuited stub structure in the SIR is used to produce a narrow notched band at 5.8 GHz, which its frequency position and bandwidth can be tuned by its physical parameters. The measured 3 dB fractional bandwidth of 113.8% and narrow notched band with 25 dB rejection is achieved. Good agreement between the EM simulation and measurement is obtained.