Design of compact low-pass elliptic filters using double-sided MIC technology

A novel implementation of stepped-impedance low-pass elliptic filters is presented in this paper. The filters are based on the well-known technique of cascading high- and low-impedance sections to simulate the ladder LC lumped-circuit prototype. We propose in this study a new approach to build up th...

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Autores: Velázquez Ahumada, María del Castillo, Martel Villagrán, Jesús, Medina Mena, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/97750
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/97750
https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2006.888578
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Double-sided microwave integrated circuit (MIC)
Elliptic response
Low-pass filters (LPFs)
Stepped-impedance (SI) filters
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Sumario:A novel implementation of stepped-impedance low-pass elliptic filters is presented in this paper. The filters are based on the well-known technique of cascading high- and low-impedance sections to simulate the ladder LC lumped-circuit prototype. We propose in this study a new approach to build up the constitutive circuit elements by taking advantage of the use of both sides of the substrate. The use of double-sided technology yields both design flexibility and good circuit performance. High-impedance sections are achieved by using slots in the backside of the substrate, whereas low-impedance sections are obtained with parallel-plate capacitors. In order to achieve the transmission poles corresponding to the elliptic design, these capacitors are series connected to the ground plane by means of high-impedance coplanar-waveguide lines, which mainly act as inductors. As a final step, meandering techniques have been applied to the high-impedance sections of the filter to reduce the overall circuit size. The measurement of several fabricated filters shows fairly good agreement between theory and experiment.