Microstrip parallel coupled-line bandpass filter with selectivity improvement using U-shaped defected ground structure

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 911-915

  Piscarreta, Daniel ^a   Ting, Sio Weng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Defected ground structure; Parallel coupled line; Transmission zeros; U shaped

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; GEOMETRY; MACHINE DESIGN; MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

DEFECTED GROUND STRUCTURE; DESIGN FORMULATION; FEEDLINE ELEMENTS; PARALLEL COUPLED-LINES; TRANSMISSION ZEROS;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 41849138283     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.23236     Document Type: Article

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