Capacitive-Ended Interdigital Coupled Lines for UWB Bandpass Filters With Improved Out-of-Band Performances

This letter presents a novel ultra-wideband (UWB) microstrip bandpass filter on a microstrip line with improved out-of-band performances. A multiple-mode resonator (MMR) is first constituted to equally allocate its first three resonant frequencies in the 3.1–10.6-GHz UWB band. Two capacitive-ended interdigital coupled lines are then formed to assign their transmission zero towards the fourth-order resonant frequency of this MMR, thereby suppressing the first spurious passband. Moreover, two outer arms in the interdigital lines are properly tapered to compensate the phase imbalance or group delay near the UWB upper-end relying on extra capacitive-ended stubs. And finally, two UWB filters with one- and two-MMRs are designed and implemented to experimentally demonstrate the improved out-of-band performances, i.e., widened/deepened upper-stopband and sharpened rejection skirts outside the UWB passband.     

Asymmetrically-loaded interdigital coupled line for wideband microstrip bandpass filters with good out-of-band performance

An asymmetrically-loaded interdigital coupled line is proposed for design of wideband microstrip bandpass filters with good out-of- band performance. This interdigital coupled line with three fingers is formed by stretching one of two outer arms with one two-stage open-ended stub. Its characteristics are analysed in terms of admittance matrix to exhibit simultaneous emergence of extra transmission zeros in lower and upper stopbands. A wideband filter with two half-wavelength resonators is then designed and fabricated. Measured results show low-loss wide passband in the range 2.95-5.15 GHz and highly attenuated stopbands at DC to 2.2 GHz and 6.6-10.0 GHz, respectively.     

Wideband Microstrip Ring Resonator Bandpass Filters Under Multiple Resonances

A new class of wideband microstrip bandpass filters is proposed under multiple resonances of an asymmetric ring resonator. Two capacitive coupling elements are placed at two perpendicular positions of a squared ring, whereas a pair of open-circuited stubs is formed in the symmetrical plane of these two excited ports similar to a dual-mode ring filter in shape. By stretching the paired stubs close to one-eighth of a wavelength, the first two even-order resonances move down to be quasi-equally located at two sides of the first odd-order resonance, thus forming a triple-resonance ring resonator. As interdigital coupled lines are installed at two ports instead of lumped capacitors, two extra resonances can be moved into passband, thereby making up a quintuple-resonance ring resonator. To provide an insight into their operating mechanism, these ring resonators are characterized in terms of transmission line theory. Afterwards, various wideband microstrip ring resonator bandpass filters with one or two asymmetric ring resonators are optimally designed and fabricated. Simulated results are confirmed via experiment, showing good wideband filtering performance with widened/deepened upper stopband and sharpened rejection skirts outside the wide passband.     

Compact ultra-wideband bandpass filter using harmonic-suppressed multiple-mode resonator

A compact ultra-wideband bandpass filter with good upper-stopband performance is presented. A wide stopband above the desired passband is realised relying on three transmission zeros of capacitive-ended parallel coupled lines. A modified multiple-mode resonator is formed with a self-contained stopband. By linking this resonator with two interdigital coupled lines, an ultra-wideband bandpass filter is constituted. Predicted results are verified by experiment in a frequency range of DC to 25 GHz.     

Compact Ultra-Wideband Microstrip/Coplanar Waveguide Bandpass Filter

A novel ultra wideband (UWB) bandpass filter is presented, using a compact coupled microstrip/coplanar waveguide (CPW) structure. The filter comprises of a single CPW quarter-wavelength resonator which is coupled to two microstrip open-circuited stubs on the other side of a common substrate. The two microstrip open-circuited stubs, which are about a quarter-wavelength long at the center frequency, can function as two resonators with associated coupling arrangement to the CPW. This forms a very compact three-pole filter. The proposed filter also exhibits a quasi-elliptic function response, with one finite-frequency transmission zero closer to each side of the passband. Thus, a high selectivity is achieved using a small number of resonators, which leads to low insertion loss and group delay across the passband. The performance is predicated using EM simulations and verified experimentally. The experimental filter shows a fractional bandwidth of 90% at a center frequency of 6.4GHz, with two observable transmission zeros (attenuation poles) at 1.95 and 10.36GHz, respectively. Furthermore, it has a very small size only amounting to 0.25 by 0.08 guided wavelength at the center frequency     

A Compact Wideband Microstrip Filter Using Folded Multiple-Mode Resonator

A compact wideband microstrip filter using a folded multiple-mode resonator is proposed. The filter contains only one resonator, which operates as not only a resonant element but also an open stub. The filter simultaneously realizes a broad passband, a compact size, and two transmission zeros at both the lower and upper stopbands. The transmission zero mechanism is investigated in detail through the simple transmission line equation. A lucid equivalent circuit is given both for analysis and initial design of the proposed filter. The fabricated filter shows the merits which are listed as follows: compact size and sharp skirts.      

高选择性发夹型带通滤波器的设计

微带发夹型带通滤波器具有尺寸小、结构简单、性能稳定等优点,在射频微波领域有着广泛的应用。 本文使用ADS 软件设计仿真了一种高选择性抽头式发夹型带通滤波器。与一般发夹型滤波器相比,该滤波器在输 入输出端并联四分之一波长开路微带线,通过在寄生通带增加传输零点的方法提高滤波器的带外抑制性能。另外, 在该滤波器的谐振单元上增加并联阶跃阻抗枝节,在通带两侧产生一对传输零点,来提高该发夹型带通滤波器的选 择性。最后对这种高选择性发夹型带通滤波器进行实物加工,测试结果证实了该带通滤波器的良好选择性能。     

New compact ultra wideband bandpass filter using modified multi-mode resonator

A new compact ultra wideband (UWB) bandpass filter (BPF) using modified multi-mode resonator (MMR) is presented. The filter consists of a multi-mode resonator with dual spur-lines for providing the dual notch bands at 5.2 and 5.8 GHz and connected with a stepped impedance structure for controlling the transmission zeros at lower and higher passband edge. The interdigital coupling input/output (I/O) lines are used for coupling enhancement. The |S₂₁|-magnitude and the frequencies of notch bands can be well determined by tuning the dimensions of the dual spur-lines. The designed procedures are discussed and good agreement between the measurement and EM simulation are compared.     

Dual-Mode Reconfigurable Filter With Asymmetrical Transmission Zeros and Center Frequency Control

A reconfigurable bandpass filter with asymmetrical responses is demonstrated using a dual-mode microstrip resonator. The proposed topology introduces several fixed and switchable perturbations to control the center frequency and the location of the transmission zeros of the filter. The tuning mechanism consists of capacitively loading the edges of a modified square patch resonator, in order to manipulate the current distribution of the degenerate modes. This operation results in asymmetrical responses with a center frequency tuning ratio of 10% at$X$band, and angular transmission zero displacement of$Deltaomega_z=$3.5rad/s or greater in both a lower and higher side of the passband.     

Wideband microwave filter constructed by asymmetrical compact microstrip resonator and floating plate coupling structure

The realisation of a microwave filter is presented by using the asymmetrical compact microstrip resonator and floating plate coupling structures. The filter demonstrates the properties of low insertion loss, wide pass bandwidth and two controllable transmission zeros, which results in fast roll-off responses near to the corner frequencies of the passband. It also has the advantages of compact size, ease of fabrication and absence of via holes. An X-band prototype with 34% fractional bandwidth was designed and fabricated to verify the proposed design concept. Good agreement between simulation and measurement was obtained.     

屏蔽壳结构高Q值混合谐振器集成带通滤波器

提出了一种基于混合谐振器的新型二阶带通滤波器,该混合谐振器由微带线和一个短路的铜柱线组 成,这可以利用射频收发系统的结构件空间,并方便与平面微带电路集成,以提高滤波器的品质因数,它的无载Q 值 为455,高于传统的微带谐振器。而且,通过源负载耦合和混合电磁耦合的方法,在通带两边分别有一个可调的传输 零点,提高滤波器带外抑制特性。实验结果表明,测试结果与仿真数据吻合良好。     

Design of the Compact Wideband Bandpass Filter With Low Loss, High Selectivity and Wide Stopband

In this letter, a novel compact wideband bandpass filter using the asymmetric stepped-impedance resonator (SIR) with one step discontinuity is designed and implemented to achieve characteristics of low loss, wide stopband and very high passband selectivity, simultaneously. The first two resonant modes of the asymmetric SIR are coupled together and applied to create a wide passband. The design procedure is discussed in detail. The proposed filter at center frequency ${rm f}_{0}$ of 4 GHz has very good measured characteristics including a low insertion loss of 0.5 $pm$ 0.3 dB, the bandwidth of 2.9–5.3 GHz, sharp rejection due to two transmission zeros in the passband edge. Experimental results of the fabricated filter show a good agreement with the predict results.      

Implementation of Compact UWB Bandpass Filter With a Notch-Band

An ultra-wideband (UWB) bandpass filter on microstrip line with notch-band, compact-size and improved upper-stopband performances is presented and implemented. A modified non-uniform resonator is at first formed by transversely attaching three pairs of impedance-stepped stubs. Its resonance behavior is thoroughly characterized so as to allocate the first three resonant frequencies within 3.1-10.6 GHz band while suppressing spurious harmonics in the upper-band. As this resonator is linked at two sides with two feed lines via interdigital coupled lines with enhanced coupling degree, a preferred UWB passband is realized. Then, one of two arms in the coupled-line sections is largely extended and folded, aiming to create a notch band at the frequency of 5.6 GHz by virtue of out-of-phase transmission cancellation. Two filter prototypes are optimized and fabricated to demonstrate the notch-band-included and upper-stopband-improved UWB bandpass performances.     

Novel half-mode substrate integrated waveguide bandpass filters using semi-hexagonal resonators

In this paper, a novel bandpass filter is presented, designed, and implemented by using a triple mode semi-hexagonal Half-Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide (HMSIW) cavity, which has the advantages of compact size, low insertion loss, and high selectivity in upper and lower passband. To realize a triple mode filter, the first resonant mode is shifted to near the next two modes using a via hole perturbation. Two microstrip open stubs connected to open edge of HMSIW resonator are introduced to generate two transmission zeros in the lower passband. The position of transmission zeros could be controlled by adjusting the coupling gap between the microstrip open stub resonators. By etching an E-shape slot on the top plate of HMSIW resonator, two other transmission zeros are produced in the upper passband. A wide-band planar six-pole bandpass filter, which has the advantages of wide bandwidth and small size, is also proposed and fabricated by cascading two triple mode resonators. Measured results indicate that 29% and 47% fractional bandwidth, as well as approximately 1 dB and 1.1 dB insertion loss, are achieved for the proposed filters. Measured results of all those filters agree well with the simulated results.     

Microstrip bandpass filter using one single patch resonator with two transmission zeros

A novel compact and simple microstrip patch bandpass filter structure using only one resonator is presented. This filter has two transmission zeros on both sides of the passband. Without coupling gaps, the new filter can reduce uncertainty in fabrication. Simulated results agree well with measured results.     

基于微带贴片谐振器的高选择性双模双通带带通滤波器的研究

本文提出了基于微带贴片谐振器的高选择性双模双通带带通滤波器及一种模式分析算法.首次利用该算法分析了微带贴片的模式组成,计算了导模场的闭式解.微带贴片的耦合馈线同时作为谐振单元构成第二个通带,减小了结构尺寸.全波仿真分析（full wave analysis）结果及测试数据表明,与现有的双模双通带带通滤波器相比,本文设计的滤波器传输零点个数增加了2倍,达到11个,带外抑制度达到20dB,带内插损较小,仅为1.2dB,抑制了寄生通带.同时设计的拓扑结构复杂度较低,利于滤波器的小型化.     

Compact Ultra-Wideband Bandpass Filters Using Composite Microstrip–Coplanar-Waveguide Structure

Compact ultra-wideband bandpass filters are proposed based on the composite microstrip–coplanar-waveguide (CPW) structure. In this study, the microstrip–CPW transitions and the CPW shorted stubs are adopted as quasi-lumped-circuit elements for realizing a three-pole high-pass filter prototype. By introducing a cross-coupled capacitance between input and output ports of this high-pass filter and suitably designing the transition stretch stubs, a compact three-pole ultra-wideband bandpass filter is implemented with two transmission zeros located close to the passband edges. To further improve the selectivity, two microstrip shorted stubs are added to implement a five-pole ultra-wideband bandpass filter with good out-of-band response. Being developed from the quasi-lumped elements, and not from the transmission lines, the proposed ultra-wideband filters have sizes more compact than those of the published wideband filters. The proposed ultra-wideband filters have the merits of compact size, flat group delay, good insertion/return loss, and good selectivity. Agreement between simulated and measured responses of these filters is demonstrated.     

一种紧凑型微带三频滤波器的设计

提出了一种新型微带三频滤波器,滤波器由两个弯折并相互嵌套的分支线谐振器和一个T形谐振器组成。谐振器之间相互耦合,得到三通带频率响应特性。该滤波器可通过调节微带线几何参数改变通带位置以及带宽,以满足不同应用需求。这种结构的滤波器结构紧凑,电路面积小,三个通带两边各引入一个传输零点,增强了通带间的隔离度以及阻带抑制特性。设计并制作了一款1.57/3.55/5.2GHz三通带滤波器,测试结果与仿真结果基本相符,验证了该滤波器结构的有效性。     

Compact microstrip bandpass filter using both ?/2 and ?/4 resonators

A design procedure for a composite filter having interdigital input and output sections, separated by a ?/2 resonator, is outlined. Results from a prototype filter show improved characteristics by comparison with purely interdigital or parallel coupled filters. The passband is in closer agreement with theoretical predictions than is usual for microstrip interdigital filters.     

一种新型传输零点可控的微带带通滤波器

提出了一种新型的传输零点可控的微带带通滤波器结构,它由一段低阻抗线和与之相连的平行耦合线构成。通过调节低阻抗线与平行耦合线的偶模阻抗比,可以改变谐振器的2个模式之间的距离,从而灵活的调节滤波器的带宽;而通过调节平行耦合线的间距,则可以方便的调节传输零点的位置。仿真与实测结果都表明该滤波器具有良好的性能：低插损,结构紧凑,可以灵活的调节带宽和传输零点的位置。