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A Compact Three Stage Low-Pass Filter with an Ultra-Wide Stopband

초광대역의 저지대역을 갖는 3단 저역통과 필터

  • Published : 2003.03.01
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Abstract

In this paper, we proposed a novel compact microstrip lowpass filter with an ultra-wide stopband and a sharp cutoff frequency response. To improve the cutoff response of the conventional filter, the coupling effect between two open stubs is used. The slot on the ground with conventional shunt open stubs plays an important role of increasing the stopband at a high frequency. The combination of these structures gives the filter the characteristics of an ultra-wide stopband with a prominent cutoff sharpness. The fabricated microstrip lowpass filter with the size of 19.2 mm $\times$ 14.9 mm has -3 dB cutoff frequency at 1.1 GHz and -20 dB stopband from 1.5 GHz to over 30 GHz. The insertion loss is less than -0.15 dB in the passband.

본 논문에서는 초광대역의 저지대역과 우수한 cutoff 특성을 가지는 새로운 저역통과 필터를 제안하였다. 우수한 cutoff특성을 얻기 위해 여러단을 배열하는 기존이 저역통과 필터의 단점을 극복하기 위해 두 개방 스터브 사이의 커플링 효과를 이용하였고, 접지면에 슬롯을 형성하여 고주파 부분에서의 저지대역 특성을 개선하였다. 제작한 저역통과 필터는 19.2 ㎜ × 14.9 ㎜ 의 크기로 통과대역에서의 삽입손실은 -0.15 dB 이하이며 1.1 ㎓에서 -3 dB의 차단주파수를 가진다. 저지대역폭은 삽입손실 -20 dB를 기준으로 1.5 ㎓에서 30 ㎓ 이상의 광대역을 이루어 기존 저역통과 필터의 저지대역폭을 획기적으로 증가시켰다.

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