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Abstract

A novel switchable dual-band bandpass filter (BPF) is proposed, where each passband can be independently controlled. The filter is composed of a tri-mode resonator, a dual-mode resonator, and feed lines coupling with the resonators. By controlling the PIN diodes loaded on the open end of the resonators, four operating states (i.e., dual bands, lower passband, upper passband, and all-stop band) are realized. A switchable dual-band BPF prototype is designed, fabricated, and measured with the center frequencies of 1.575 and 2.45 GHz having the bandwidths of 300 and 220 MHz, respectively. The prototype occupies an area of 0.128λ_g², where λ_g is the guided wavelength at the center frequency of the lower band (1.575 GHz). The measurement results indicate that the proposed switchable dual-band BPF has low insertion loss and high OFF-state suppression.

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doi:10.1002/0471221619

Dr. Bingjie Yang

Dr. Zhongbao Wang

Dr. Hongmei Liu

Dr. Mingming Gao

Prof. Shao-Jun Fang