Title :
Theoretical characterization and experimental verification of a novel compact broadband microstrip bandpass filter
Author :
Zhu, Lei ; Menzel, Wolfgang ; Wu, Ke ; Boegelsack, Frank
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A novel compact broadband microstrip bandpass filter is proposed and developed on the basis of the frequency-distributed coupling behavior of the parallel-coupled microstrip line (PCML) and the multimode resonance of the stepped-impedance line resonator. Comprehensive investigation in this work is dedicated to a physical insight into its operating mechanism and theoretical characterization of its broadband filtering performance through the use of its complete equivalent circuit network. Finally, such a microstrip filter is designed, fabricated and measured, providing an excellent verification of its attractive features such as multiple transmission poles, broad passband and compact size.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; coupled transmission lines; equivalent circuits; linear network analysis; microstrip filters; microstrip resonators; microwave filters; passive filters; poles and zeros; resonator filters; 5.7 GHz; broad passband; broadband filtering performance; broadband microstrip bandpass filter; compact microstrip bandpass filter; equivalent circuit network; frequency-distributed coupling behavior; multimode resonance; multiple transmission poles; parallel-coupled microstrip line; stepped-impedance line resonator; Band pass filters; Coupling circuits; Equivalent circuits; Filtering; Frequency; Microstrip filters; Microstrip resonators; Resonance; Resonator filters; Size measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2001. APMC 2001. 2001 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Taipei, Taiwan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7138-0
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2001.985451
