A novel microstrip low pass filter based on ring topology

This paper describes the design of a new configuration of a low pass filter (LPF). This filter structure is based on a ring topology. The proposed LPF is miniature and low cost because it is mounted on FR4 substrate. The validation of this circuit into simulation was based on many optimization methods integrated in ADS "Advanced Design System" and some tuning methods. At the end, the fabrication and the test of the final circuit permits to have a good agreement between simulation and measurement results reaching a low pass behavior. The proposed filter has an area of 25x25 mm2, with a cutoff frequency of 2GHz and good performances in term of insertion losses, which are around -0.127 dB in the whole bandwidth and a high stopband

A novel configuration of a miniature microstrip low pass filter

In this paper, we will present the design and the fabrication of a new configuration of a microstrip low pass filter. The originality of this work is that the final proposed filter is miniature and presents good performances in term of insertion loss around -0.15dB and it has a wide stopband until 7 GHz. The design of such filter is based on the use of optimization and tuning methods integrated into two electromagnetic solvers ADS and CST-MWS. After the fabrication, the final LPF structure is tested which give a good agreement between simulation results for the both solvers and measurement responses. The proposed filter has a cutoff frequency of 2.33 GHz which makes it suitable for many standards like DCS "Digital communication system", and UMTS "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System" bands. The final circuit presents an area of 20x20mm2