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ABSTR4CT -This research proposes a new symmetrical fabrication compatibility. Microstrip- transmission lines are
bandpass filter structure based on microstrip parallel coupled-' presently employed for commercial RF and microwave
lines. Two bandpass filters have been computerized designed devices, partly because of 'the vast amount of design
at the operating~frequencyabout 1.9 GHz. Good agreement of informatibn available. Therefore, microstrip transmission
experiment results and simulations have been obtained with lines are employed for the proposed parallel coupled-line
low passband insertion loss (less than 1.5 dB) and high return bandpass filter in this work.
loss (highwthan 30 dB)at the center frequency. The proposed
':filters have small size, low insertion loss, high return loss and The current trend in RF and microwave design points
high, rejection band, therefore they may he suitable for towards increased integration and smaller, monolithic circuits.
Unfortunately, smaller size ,can be crippling towards a
w i r e l p communications. ".
microwave engineer, since it is often convenient to utilize the
. properties of structures, which have dimensions comparable
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The constructed bandpass filter is now shown in Fig.8. expected to be developed for higher performances, and
Finally, it has been tested using a calibrated network analyzer. potentially applied for the future wireless communications.
The insertion loss and return loss of filter from simulation and
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measurement are agreed very well. The simulation and ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
measurement results of insertion loss and return loss of the This work has been partially supported by the Faculty of
seven parallel coupled-line are plotted in Fig.9 (a) and (b), Engineering, King Mongkuts Institute of Technology North
respectively. Obviously, the selectivity characteristic of the Bangkok, Rajamangala Institute of Technology, Suphanburie
filter has been improved when comparingwith the first one. Campus and NECTEC.
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