Computer-aided design of evanescent-mode waveguide filter withnontouching E-plane fins

The authors present a computer-aided design algorithm for the analysis and design of an evanescent-mode bandpass filter with nontouching E-plane fins. The theoretical analysis is based on the generalized scattering matrix technique in conjunction with the spectral-domain approach and mode-matching method. The technique used takes into account the dominant as well as the higher-order effects. The measured filter responses in the Ka-band are in good agreement with those obtained by this analysis