A microstrip dual-band bandpass filter with reduced size and improved stopband characteristics

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 618-620

  Guan, Xuehui ^a   Ma, Zhewang ^b   Cai, Peng ^c   Anada, Tetsuo ^d   Hagiwara, Gen ^e  

^a EAST CHINA JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^d KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Link Circuit Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross coupling; Dual band filter; Open loop resonator; Transmission zero

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; RESONATORS; SIZE DETERMINATION;

OPEN-LOOP RESONATORS; SIZE REDUCTION; STOPBAND CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSMISSION ZERO;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 39849085674     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.23154     Document Type: Article

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