A dual-mode dual-band bandpass filter using a single slot ring resonator

Abstract

A dual-mode dual-band bandpass filter is designed using a single stub-loaded slot ring resonator. This resonator is coupled to the two external feed lines at two positions spaced at 135° along the slot ring through a pair of microstrip-slotline T-junctions. With a proper choice of the degree of external coupling, the first-order degenerate modes are split to make up the first passband with two transmission poles. The second passband is realized by the second-order degenerate modes, which are stimulated by symmetrically attaching four identical stubs along the slotring. The center frequency ratio of the two operating passbands is controlled by the nature and strength of the external coupling, which is determined by the characteristics of the microstrip open-circuited stubs. Finally, a dual-band filter with center frequencies at 2.4 and 5.2 GHz is designed and fabricated. Measured results verify the design principle and predicted dual-passband performance. Benefiting from an additional transmission zero brought by the transitions,the upper stopband is expanded up to 12.75 GHz with at least 13 dB of rejection.