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Abstract

A novel balanced filter circuit with wideband common mode suppression using coupled lines is proposed in this paper. A wideband filter with half open stubs is used to realize two transmission zeros for the differential mode passband. The common mode can be suppressed over 15 dB from 0 GHz to 3f₀ (f₀ is the center frequency of the passband) with insertion loss greater than 15 dB over the upper stopband. A balanced filter with 3-dB fractional bandwidths of 38% is designed and fabricated. Good agreement can be observed between measured results and theoretical expectations.

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Dr. Kuan Deng

Dr. Zhengyu Chen