Microstrip parallel-coupled filters with cascade trisection and quadruplet responses

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2101-2110

  Lu, Jhe Ching ^b   Liao, Ching Ku ^c   Chang, Chi Yang ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Gemtek Technology Company Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cascade quadruplet (CQ); Cascade trisection (CT); Cross coupling; Mixed cascaded quadruplet and trisection; Parallel coupled filter; Transmission zero

Indexed keywords

RESONATORS;

CASCADE QUADRUPLET (CQ); CASCADE TRISECTION (CT); CROSS COUPLING; MIXED CASCADED QUADRUPLET AND TRISECTION; PARALLEL-COUPLED FILTER; TRANSMISSION ZERO;

WAVE FILTERS;

EID: 51649086574     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.2002226     Document Type: Article

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