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2019-02-12
Ceramic Waveguide Filters with Wide Spurious-Free Stopband Response
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Sharjeel Afridi,

    Dr. Sharjeel Afridi

    Department of Electrical Engineering, , Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan School of Electrical and Electronics

    University of Leeds

    United Kingdom

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Ian Hunter,

    Dr. Ian Hunter

    Department of Electrical Engineering, Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan School of Electrical and Electronics

    University of Leeds

    United Kingdom

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Yameen Sandhu

    Dr. Yameen Sandhu

    Department of Electrical Engineering, Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan School of Electrical and Electronics

    University of Leeds

    United Kingdom

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 79, 23-31, 2019
doi:10.2528/PIERM18120703 | Google Scholar

Abstract
This work proposes new filter design techniques to improve the out of band spurious performance of integrated ceramic waveguide filters and ceramic loaded filters. Various resonators of different types like non-uniform width, TEM and half ridge were used. The proposed filter designs offer a considerable miniaturization and significantly improved spurious performance up to 85% without compromising the figure of merits of the filters like Q-factor, return loss, etc. Two sixth order filters with best in-band and out-band performance have been fabricated. Measured results of the fabricated filters are in good agreement with the computer simulations, which confirm the validity and accuracy of designs.
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Sharjeel Afridi, Ian Hunter, and Yameen Sandhu, "Ceramic Waveguide Filters with Wide Spurious-Free Stopband Response," Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 79, 23-31, 2019.
doi:10.2528/PIERM18120703
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