Wideband bandstop filters based on wideband 180° phase shifters

Abstract

In this study, a class of wideband bandstop filters is proposed based on wideband 180° phase shifters. Different from traditional signal–interference-based bandstop filters, they make use of a 180° phase shifting in a wide operating band in principle. After numerical analysis of the phase responses of the two coupling-line paths, the optimal solutions for the largest 180° phase-shifting bandwidth or minimum impedance ratio can be obtained. Then, the wideband bandstop filter based on these two unique coupling lines is intensively analysed to reveal that three transmission zeros are generated in the stopband as the two paths have a 180° phase difference, thus exhibiting its wideband property. Moreover, by enlarging the impedance of the two paths, good out-of-band characteristics of the bandstop filter can be attained, while in-band performances are almost unchanged. Next, two types of bandstop filters with extended bandwidth are proposed by cascading an extra delay line for both paths, and they hold similar filtering characteristics as the aforementioned one. Finally, the design process and demonstration are provided. The measured results of the three fabricated filters show that Type-I, Type-II, and Type-III filters can satisfactorily obtain a 3 dB bandwidth of 108, 122, and 130% with 25, 14.7, and 11.6 dB rejection level, respectively.