Ultra wideband filter using dumbbell-etched stepped impedance resonator

Abstract

In this article, an ultra wideband bandpass filter using the dumbbell-etched stepped impedance resonator (SIR) is presented. The filter consists of a dumbbell-etched SIR with an impedance ratio K > 1 and the enhanced coupled input/output lines. The SIR is folded into a dumbbell shape to achieve a smaller circuit size than the filter with conventional SIR. The bandwidth can be analysed using the image-parameter method to obtain the proper dimension of the coupled lines and verified using electromagnetic simulation. The measured 3 dB fractional bandwidth of 110% and insertion loss |S 21| less than 3 dB over the entire passband are achieved.