Multi-objective Design of Multilayer Microwave Dielectric Filters Using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

Artificial bee colony algorithm (ABC) developed by inspiring the foraging phenomena of natural honey bees is a simple and powerful metaheuristic optimization algorithm. The performance single objective ABC has been well demonstrated implemented to different design problems from elec-trical mechanical civil engineering. Its efficacy anticipated in multi-objective multilayer microwave dielectric filters (MMDFs) which challenging problem falls into context electromagnetic (EM) electrical MMDF composed superimposed multiple layers order pass or stop EM wave at desired frequency bands. An accurate dual-objective model constituted be total reflection coefficients for oblique incident angular range with transverse electric (TE) magnetic (TM) polarizations. functions depend on (TR) band re-gions. Three types MDFs that are low (LP), high (HP) (BP) MMDFs optimally designed across dependent material database through using (MO-ABC) strategy. Pareto optimal solutions refined within possible synchronously minimizing func-tions. global designs selected Pare-to providing trade-off therein between functions. study regarding frequen-cy characteristics presented via numerical graphical results. It hence MO-ABC even versatile robust MMDFs.