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Abstract

A compact microstrip-line dual-band bandpass filter with controllable characteristics is presented using a stub-loaded resonator. The resonator is formed by loading one open circuit terminated stub in shunt to a simple uniform impedance line. The passband frequencies of the dual-band filter can be conveniently controlled by tuning the lengths of stub-loaded resonators. The bandwidth of the first passband can be controlled by tuning the parameters of center stub-loaded resonator, and the bandwidth of the second passband is determined by the coupling between the sideward stub-loaded resonators. To illustrate the concept, a second-order dual-band filter is designed, fabricated and measured. Simulated and measured results are found in good agreement with each other.

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