Varactor-tuned bandstop filters with tunable center frequency and bandwidth

A new tunable bandstop resonator architecture has been presented which, for the first time, allows for both center frequency and bandwidth tuning using only tuning elements attached to the resonator. A 2nd-order microstrip prototype notch filter demonstrating the concept was successfully designed, built, and measured.

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