Design and Implementation of Microwave Dual-Band Pass Interdigital Filter Using an Analytical Approach

Abstract In this paper, benefiting from frequency transformation between the normalized frequency domain of low-pass prototype frequencies and the real frequency domain of the filter, a purely analytical procedure for dual-band filter design is used. The coupling matrix of the filter is analytically extracted, without the need to perform numerical optimization. The procedure also includes finding the equivalent circuit for these types of filters. The frequency transformation formula is verified through an example. The equivalent circuit and the coupling matrix are also analytically deduced through the same example. Using an electromagnetic structure simulator, an interdigital dual-band filter is designed and simulated. The simulation results fulfill the specifications of the given filter example, and the simulation results verify the possibility of achieving the required specifications of the filter frequency response. The designed and simulated filter has been implemented and measured using a Scalar Network Analyzer. The measurement results confirm the simulation results and the efficiency of the synthesis procedure.