Abstract
Parallel-coupled microstrip filters are designed to suppress spurious response at twice the passband frequency (2f0) with a uniform dielectric overlay. The overlay dielectric is used to equalize the modal phase velocities of each coupled stage. Based on the method, we have a large degree of freedom in choosing thickness and permittivity of the overlay dielectric. The image impedances of all the coupled stages in such a filter need adjusting to complete the filter synthesis. Two filters are fabricated and measured results show a good agreement with the simulation. A suppression of at least 40 dB to the spurious responses at 2fo is achieved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 419-421 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 09 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Microstrip filter
- Overlay dielectric
- Phase velocity equalization
- Spurious response