Compact on-chip dual-band bandpass filter with wide out-of-band suppression based on hybrid coupling technique

Abstract

A compact dual-band bandpass filter (BPF) with wide out-of-band suppression based on a hybrid coupling technique is proposed. This BPF consists of two hybrid spiral coupled resonators, in which the electrical coupling and magnetic coupling between resonators can generate two transmission paths for dual bands. This dual-band BPF has wide out-of-band suppression. Moreover, its passband frequency and bandwidth can be readily controlled. To illustrate its working principle, an equivalent circuit with even- and odd-mode analysis is presented. This dual-band BPF is fabricated using a silicon integrated passive device (IPD) technology. The fabricated dual-band BPF has a compact size of 1.6 mm × 0.54 mm × 0.23 mm and is measured. The measured results show that this dual-band BPF can generate two bands at 2.45 GHz and 6.15 GHz. In addition, more than 20 dB of suppression is achieved from 7.8 to 20 GHz (8.16f0). The simulated and measured results exhibit good agreements.