A Microstrip Ultra-Wideband Bandpass Filter With Cascaded Broadband Bandpass and Bandstop Filters

This paper develops a novel ultra-wideband bandpass filter by cascading a broadband bandpass filter with another broadband bandstop filter. Properly selected impedances of transmission lines achieve broadband bandpass and bandstop filters and make independent designs possible. Detailed design and synthesis procedures are provided; moreover, agreement between measured and theoretically predicted results demonstrates feasibility of the proposed filter. Due to its simple structure, the ultra-wideband bandpass filter newly introduced in this paper is suitable for integration in the single-chipped circuit or implementation on printed circuit boards.     

High-performance microwave coplanar bandpass and bandstop filters on Si substrates

High-performance bandpass and bandstop microwave coplanar filters, which operate from 22 to 91 GHz, have been fabricated on Si substrates. This was achieved using an optimized proton implantation process that converts the standard low-resistivity (/spl sim/10 /spl Omega//spl middot/cm) Si to a semi-insulating state. The bandpass filters consist of coupled lines to form a series resonator, while the bandstop filter was designed in a double-folded short-end stub structure. For the bandpass filters at 40 and 91 GHz, low insertion loss was measured, close to electromagnetic simulation values. We also fabricated excellent bandstop filters with very low transmission loss of /spl sim/1 dB and deep band rejection at both 22 and 50 GHz. The good filter performance was confirmed by the higher substrate impedance to ground, which was extracted from the well-matched S-parameter equivalent-circuit data.     

Single- and dual-band bandstop filters with fully controllable stopband characteristics

This paper presents a novel design method of bandstop filters (BSFs) and dual-band bandstop filter (DBBSF) with completely controlled bandwidth and centre frequency, high rejection levels at mid-stopband and compact sizes. First, bandstop units with simple structures are proposed. Through theoretical analysis, the centre frequency and bandwidth of the bandstop units can be independently controlled by tuning the parameters of the loaded stubs. Then, single-band, dual-band bandstop units and compact J-inverters are adopted to design the filters. Finally, to demonstrate the proposed design method, 2-order, 3-order and dual-band BSFs are fabricated and measured. From the experimental results, the maximum rejection levels at mid-stopband of 2- and 3-order are around 50 dB and 70 dB, respectively. The two stopbands of the DBBSF can be fully controlled. The measured maximum rejection levels at the two mid-stopbands are both around 60 dB. Furthermore, all the simulation and measurement show good agreement.     

一种Ku频段弯折结构小型化频率选择表面

针对当前微波系统对小型化频率选择表面的需求,提出了一种基于弯折结构的小型化频率选择表面,通过将三极子和末端圆弧组合的方式实现尺寸的缩减。对设计的结构进行了仿真设计与加工测试,实验结果表明,其谐振频率为13.06 GHz,呈现带通特性,单元尺寸为谐振波长的0.16倍,-10 dB带宽为0.159 GHz,并且具有良好的入射角度稳定性。所采用的这种弯折单元结构的设计方法可以在其他小型化频率选择表面结构中应用。     

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.     

Elliptic-type bandpass filter and bandstop notch filter inspired by metamaterial NRI-TL topology

Compact and highly selective filters can be implemented by loading a transmission line with series printed capacitors and shunt resonant λ/4 stubs resembling the familiar printed negative-refractive-index transmission- line topology. Simulation and experimental results of a microstrip two-stage bandpass filter and a bandstop notch filter are presented. The four-pole bandpass filter exhibits an elliptic-type response with 3% fractional bandwidth. The microstrip bandstop notch filter exhibits a 50 dB deep stopband and a notch /spl varrho/ of 50. Both filters were designed at an operating frequency of 2.0 GHz.     

MOCCII电流模式二阶滤波器的系统设计

本文提出一种MOCCⅡ电流模式二阶滤波器的一般电路模型和设计理论。根据该电路模型和理论可以产生多种滤波器结构。每一种结构可以实现低通、带通、高通、带阻及全通滤波器或其中的多种滤波器。所有滤波器的无源元件均接地，且具有很低的灵敏度。最后对所产生的滤波器进行了PSPICE模拟。     

Direct-coupled microwave filters with single and dual stopbands

This paper presents new ideas for the design and implementation of microwave filters with single and dual stopbands. They can be realized with waveguide, coaxial, dielectric resonators, or in a planar technology. The new methods represent an advance over present methods in that the resonators are direct coupled, thus avoiding the need for transmission line phase lengths between resonator stubs that tend to degrade performance due to their dispersion and are difficult to adjust during tuning. Three bandstop (BS) configurations are presented. The first will accommodate even or odd characteristics and also asymmetric responses, although some negative or diagonal cross-couplings will be needed. The second resembles the cul-de-sac configuration for bandpass filters and needs no diagonal or negative couplings even for asymmetric characteristics. The third is an application of the cul-de-sac synthesis technique to dual-band bandstop (DBBS) filters. All these BS designs are very similar to regular bandpass filters in their design and realization. The design of a DBBS filter is presented and compared with an equivalent bandpass filter to demonstrate its advantages. Finally, the simulated and measured results of a fourth-degree BS filter design in the novel cul-de-sac configuration are presented.     

FIR数字滤波器的设计及其在MATLAB中的仿真实现

介绍了FIR数字滤波器的设计方法,以及MATLAB工具箱中交互式信号处理工具--SPTool在滤波器设计中的应用.并以两个FIR数字带通滤波器(中心频率分别是90Hz和150Hz,带宽都是30Hz)的设计为例,详细说明了采用Least Squares FIR准则、利用SPTool工具设计FIR的步骤.所设计的滤波器通带内波纹小于0.2dB,阻带衰减大于40dB.     

Bandstop Filter Design Using a Dielectric Waveguide Grating

Precision design techniques are obtained for dieletric waveguide (DW) bandstop filters with bandwidths up into the 5-10-percent range. Dielectric waveguide bandstop filters are realized in the form of a grating in the DW image guide which utilizes notches of varying depth and length. The grating is designed from a transmission-line prototype which has a prescribed stopband and also prescribed Chebyshev passbands. An approximate synthesis procedure for such prototypes is presented. Design data for grating notches were obtained from tests on uniform gratings, while DW dispersion is compensated for by calculations based on the "effective dielectric constant" method. Excellent agreement between computed and measured attenuation response is obtained. Two such grating structures used with loads on one end and a 3-dB coupler can be used to form a bandpass filter.     

GaAs integrated RC active filters with high-selectivity bandpass and low-selectivity bandstop responses

This paper presents bandpass and bandstop second-order RC active filters integrated on GaAs and operating above 1 GHz. In particular, high-selectivity bandpass filters have been investigated and two structures are proposed. These structures combine high selectivity and low sensitivity more easily than classical filters when only low-gain elements are available, and they may therefore also be useful at high frequencies. The quality factor of the proposed GaAs implementations of these structures can be tuned up to 50 typically when low-accuracy tuning biases are used.     

Slot-Line Filters and Couplers

The slot-transmission line on a dielectric substrate has many possible microwave circuit applications. This paper presents experimental data concerning the performance of bandpass and bandstop filters and a hybrid coupler; the work described was performed at S-band frequencies using the single substrate slot line geometry. Also included are theoretical data concerning the slot-line wavelength and characteristic impedance for the case of the slot-line configuration having dielectric material above and below the metsllization, the so-called slot-line "sandwich."     

On the Narrow-Band Microwave Filter Design Using a Dielectric Rod

A method is presented to design bandpass or bandstop filters in the microwave region. The procedure is based on the analysis of the discontinuity problem of a circular cylindrical dielectric rod centered in a rectangular waveguide. For some special relations between the frequency, the dielectric constant, and the radius of the rod, the reflection or the transmission coefficient becomes equal to zero. This relation gives the narrow-band filter. Experimental results for filter design with the help of plastic and porcelain rods are given.     

Dual-band bandpass filters using equal-length coupled-serial-shunted lines and Z-transform technique

A synthesizing method is presented to design and implement digital dual-band filters in the microwave frequency range. A dual-band filter consists of a bandstop filter and a wide-band bandpass filter in a cascade connection, wherein the transfer functions of both the bandpass filter and bandstop filter are expressed in the Z domain. The bandstop filter is implemented by using a coupled-serial-shunted line structure, while the wide-band bandpass filter is constructed by using a serial-shunted line configuration. In particular, the bandwidth of each passband of the dual-band filter is controllable by adjusting the characteristics of both the bandpass filter and bandstop filter. By neglecting the dispersion effect between microstrip lines of different widths over a wide bandwidth, a dual-band filter is realized in the form of microstrip lines and its frequency responses are measured to validate this method.     

A Tunable Metamaterial Frequency-Selective Surface With Variable Modes of Operation

A reconfigurable miniaturized-element frequency-selective surface (FSS) is presented in this paper. A standard waveguide measurement setup is used to evaluate the performance of the design. The proposed FSS consists of two periodic arrays of metallic loops, with the same periodicity, on either side of a very thin dielectric substrate. The tuning of the reconfigurable surface is shown numerically to be possible by incorporating tuning varactors into the structure. Using varactors on both layers, a reconfigurable frequency response is achieved, which has two modes of operation: bandstop and bandpass. In addition to two completely different modes of operation, the center frequency, as well as the bandwidth of the response can be tuned independently. Frequency tunability with a constant bandwidth over 3–3.5 GHz is shown. A bandwidth tuning at a fixed center frequency is also demonstrated. Simulation results are verified experimentally by fabricating prototypes of the design at $S$-band loaded with lumped capacitors. To demonstrate the tunability, different pairs of fixed-valued capacitors, as opposed to varactors, are used in a waveguide measurement setup to avoid difficulties associated with biasing varactors in the waveguide.      

Tunable bandstop MEMS filter for millimetre-wave applications

The design and realisation of original millimetre-wave tunable bandstop filters using MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-systems) technology for millimetre-wave applications is presented. The tunable behaviour is achieved by using MEMS switches. The overall structures, including the MEMS switches, have been manufactured using dielectric membrane in order to minimise the dielectric losses. Experimental validations are reported and validate the proposed topology: the bandstop frequency is shifted by approximately 3.5 GHz in V-band when the switches are actuated     

Broadband bandpass filters using slotted resonators fed by interdigital coupled lines for improved upper stopband performances

This paper proposes new broadband microstrip bandpass filters based on slotted linear tapered-line resonator (SLTR) and slotted step impedance resonator (SSIR) structures for size reduction and improved stopband performances. A comprehensive treatment of slotted resonators and both ends of the resonator with interdigital coupled lines is described. The design concept is demonstrated by two filter examples including one with an SLTR and another one with an SSIR. These filters have not only compact size but also a wider upper stopband resulting from resonator bandstop characteristics. The simulated and experimental results of stopband performances are better than 15 dB for a frequency range up to 25 GHz.     

A Study of the Filter Properties of Single and Parallel-Coupled Dielectric-Waveguide Gratings

Our work with gratings in dielectric image guide shows that it is distinctly advantageous to place the grating notches on the sides of the guide, or on the top of the guide, depending on the mode used. Means are discussed for modeling gratings using an equal-line-length transmission-line equivalent circuit. Excellent agreement between computed and measured bandstop frequency responses of gratings are obtained. Design relations for gratings are presented, and equations for analysis and design of parallel-coupled grating structures are derived. It is shown that a simple bandpass filter can be made from properly designed parallel-coupled gratings with distributed loads at one end. It is also shown that by use of combinations of parallel-coupled and direct-coupled gratings, multiresonator filters with Chebyshev or other characteristics can be obtained. Experimental results in agreement with computed responses are demonstrated.     

Wide-Stopband Microstrip Bandpass Filters Using Quarter-Wavelength Stepped-Impedance Resonators and Bandstop Embedded Resonators

Novel compact microstrip bandpass filters (BPFs) with extended stopband are proposed using both quarter-wavelength (lambda/4) stepped-impedance resonators and bandstop embedded resonators. First, by properly designing the impedance and length ratios of the stepped-impedance resonators, the developed filter may be made compact and its spurious harmonics may be pushed to the higher frequency region. Next, by suitably designing the bandstop structure so as to suppress the lower spurious harmonics of stepped-impedance resonators and then embedding the bandstop structure into the lambda/4 resonators, one may realize the BPFs with wideband spurious suppression. In particular, by connecting the bandstop embedded resonators to the input/output ports, a compact fourth-order BPF of dimension 0.089 lambdag times 0.27 lambdag is implemented and its stopband is extended up to 8.25 f ₀ with an adequate rejection of greater than 32.49 dB, where f ₀ is the passband center frequency and lambdag is the microstrip guided wavelength at f ₀.     

Direct synthesis of a new class of bandstop filters

A direct synthesis technique of a new class of bandstop coupled resonator elliptic filters is presented. Two different coupling schemes, which both include source-load coupling are used. The first coupling and routing scheme is the standard folded structure used in implementing bandpass elliptic filters with N transmission zeros using N resonators. The second coupling scheme is identical to the multipath parallel structure, which was recently introduced for the synthesis of fully elliptic bandpass filters. In both cases, the source and load are directly coupled by an inverter in order to generate the required transmission zeros. It is shown that, for each coupling scheme, two distinct solutions that are not related by a similarity transformation exist. Furthermore, the two solutions both have realistic coupling coefficients in contrast to the bandpass case where only one solution, in general, is practical. It is also shown that the same coupling scheme can implement pseudoelliptic bandstop filters with N/sub z/ reflection zeros where 0/spl les/N/sub z//spl les/N.