Quasi-lumped suspended stripline filters and diplexers

This paper demonstrates a general concept and different types of filters and a diplexer realized in suspended stripline using quasi-lumped elements. Very small low-pass, bandpass, and high-pass filters with typically low loss are designed, fabricated, and tested; even transmission zeroes can easily be included into the design by additional coupling structures. Finally, a low-pass and high-pass filter are combined to form a diplexer of very small size.

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