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Abstract

Coupled-line and coupled three-line resonators are proposed to design dual-wideband bandpass filters. Compared with the shorted and open stubs shunt at the same locations of the main line, in addition to saving the circuit area, these resonators provide alternative ways to the design of dual-wideband filters, with larger possible bandwidths and different frequency ratio of the two center passbands. The geometric parameters of the coupled-line and the coupled three-line structures are determined by deriving their equivalent circuits to a shunt open stub in parallel connection with a shunt shorted stub. To extend the upper stopband, a cross-shaped admittance inverter is devised to play the role of the 90-degree transmission line section at the center frequency and to create transmission zeros at the spurious passbands, so that the upper stopband of the filter can be extended. It is a quarter-wave section with two open stubs of unequal lengths shunt at its center. For demonstration, two dual-wideband bandpass filters operating at 900/1575 MHz and 900/2000 MHz are fabricated and measured. Measured results of the experimental circuits show good agreement with simulated responses.

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Prof. Jen-Tsai Kuo

Dr. Chun-Yu Fan

Dr. Shao-Chan Tang