Design and Fabrication of Tri-Stopband Bandstop Filters Using Cascaded and Multi-Armed Methods

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A. Boutejdar
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7030-6350
S. D. Bennani
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-4344

Abstract

In this paper, we proposed a compact C-open-loop ring resonator and its equivalent circuit. The second cascaded BSF are designed using this simple C-ring resonator. The double ring BPF consists of two cascaded C-ring resonators, which are placed on the RO4003 substrate, while the other triple BSF structure consists of tree cascaded C-ring resonators, which are connected with input and output through microstrip feed lines. The both filters are simulated, optimized and partially realized using MWR simulator and Anritsu E5072A vector network analyzer VNA. In order to reduce the size and to improve the filter characteristics, novel compact filter topologies are designed basing on the previous structures. The proposed multi-band bandstop filters consist of several open-loop ring resonators placed vertically overlapping (coupled multi-armed ring resonator). Using this idea, the filter topologies with design flexibility, close size and excellent results are reached. The novel compact multi-band bandstop filters produce several stopband along a frequency range from DC to 9 GHz, in which each separate band exhibits an acceptable and useful bandwidth. Each stopband has regenerated two reflexion zeros, what leads to a good sharpness factors in the transition domains. Good agreement between the experimental results, full-wave simulation has been achieved. This new filter idea can be very attractive for the nowadays multilayer and compact radio frequency integrated circuit design.

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Boutejdar, A., & Bennani, S. D. (2017). Design and Fabrication of Tri-Stopband Bandstop Filters Using Cascaded and Multi-Armed Methods. Advanced Electromagnetics, 6(3), 18–24. https://doi.org/10.7716/aem.v6i3.524
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A. Boutejdar, German Research Foundation Bonn-Braunschweig (DFG), Germany

Dr. Eng. Ahmed Boutejdar was born in Souk El-Arbaa du Gharb, Morocco. He received the Bachelor of Science B.Sc in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Physics from both universities Technische Hochschule Köthen and from Ibn Tofeil University, Kénitra, Morocco between 1991 and 1995. From 1992 to 1993 Preparatory Year of german language and Preparatory Year of Engineering high School in köthen, Germany. B.Sc. and Diplom-Eng degrees (with highest honors) in Electrical Engineering, Communication, and Microwave Engineering from Otto-von-Guericke university, Magdeburg, Germany in 2002 and 2004 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree, Thesis title: Design, development and optimization of compact microstrip RF filters using "Defected Ground Structure" (DGS) technology (with highest honors) in electrical engineering from the Otto-von-Guericke university, Magdeburg, Germany in 2010. He worked until 2009 on research project entitled "Design, Analysis, and manufacturing of Microstrip Monopole DMS-Antennas and Compact Planar DGS-Filters ", founded by Land Sachsen-Anhalt at the University Magdeburg. From 2010 worked as a research on the project entitled "Design, optimization, CMOS-compatible fabrication and characterization of MEMS tunable planar and coplanar DGS filters". He is currently working in cooperation with the German Research Foundation (DFG) on a new research DFG-project entitled "Capacitive and resistive microelectromechanical switch with bridge structures made of spring steel, in particular for HF applications". His research interests include microwave and filter measurements, design and fabrication of UWB patch antennas, minimisation of compact Defected Ground Structure DGS-filters and antennas using MEMS-technology, design and optimisation of microstrip couplers, Defected Microstrip Structure DMS- compact antennas, reconfigurable planar filters and monopole antennas using varactor devices, measurement techniques and calibration of RF components, electromagnetic modeling (EM) and simulation and RF-circuit simulations.

Dr. Boutejdar has authored over 155 papers in international journals and proceedings of international and national symposia and a book chapter in "Ultra-Wideband, Short Pulse Electromagnetics 9" Springer 2010", and these papers have been cited by other researchers more than 712 times(Scopus: h index 13) and 1078 times (Google Scholar: h-index 16). Some papers are citet as references in three famous filter books: "Mirostrip and Printed Antennas: New Trends, Techniques an Applications (2011)", "Microstrip Filters for RF/ Microwave Applications, 2nd Edition (2011)" and "Issues in Optics, Light, Laser, Infrared, and Photonic Technology: 2011 Edition". He is reviewer of the IEE Microwave, Antennas & Propagation (IET). He is reviewer of the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters (MWCL). He is reviewer of the IEEE Electronics Letters. He is reviewer of the Mediterranean Microwave Conference (MMS). He is reviewer of the Hindawi Publishing Corporation/ International Journal of Microwave science and Technology (IJMST). He is reviewer of the Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications (JMOe). He is reviewer of the Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications (JEMAA). He is reviewer . He is reviewer of the Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS). He is reviewer of European Society for Applied Mathematics-EUROSAM. He is reviewer of the IEEE Transaction on Electromagnetic Compatibility (IEEE EMC). He is reviewer of International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications and he is reviewer of the Recent Patents on Electrical Engineering-journal. He is reviewer of Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal (ACES). He is reviewer of International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology (IJMOT). He is reviewer of journal Advanced Electromagnetics. He is reviewer of Journal of Engineering and Technology Research

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A. Boutejdar, Theme der PhD thesis: Entwurf, Entwicklung und Optimierung von kompakten HF-Mikrostreifen-Filtern mittels Defected Ground Structure-Technik (DGS), doctorate degree (Dr. Eng.). At Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, November (2010).

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