Balanced Tri-Band Bandpass Filter Design Using Octo-Section Stepped-Impedance Ring Resonator With Open Stubs

A balanced tri-band bandpass filter (BPF) is proposed based on octo-section stepped-impedance ring resonator (SIRR). The relation and design graphs between the differential-mode (DM) and common-mode (CM) characteristics with different physical parameters are analyzed. It reveals that the proposed SIRR has more degrees of freedom in controlling DM and CM characteristics for tri-band design with excellent out-of-band performances and high CM suppression. Moreover, the SIRR is loaded by open stubs with different lengths to further improve the CM suppression. Finally, a balanced tri-band BPF prototype is fabricated and measured. Good agreement between simulated and experimental results verifies this design method.

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