Harmonic Suppression of Parallel Coupled-Line Bandpass Filters using Defected Microstrip Structure

─ This paper presents a novel miniaturized parallel coupled-line bandpass filter by etching some slot resonators on the strip for suppressing the first spurious response. These slots perform a serious LC resonance property in certain frequency and suppress the spurious signals. By properly tuning these slot dimensions, multiple closed notches can be generated in the vicinity of spurious harmonic and a wide stopband can be obtained. Slot on the strip that is called Defected Microstrip Structure (DMS). The DMS interconnection disturbs the current distribution only across the strip, thereby giving a modified microstrip line with certain stop band and slow-wave characteristics. The simulation and measurement of a 4.7 GHz prototype bandpass filter are presented. The measured results show a satisfactory rejection level more than 30 dB at first spurious passband without affecting the passband response. Good agreement between the experimental and full-wave simulated results has been achieved. Index Terms ─ Defected Microstrip Structure (DMS), harmonic suppression, parallel coupled-line filter.