DEFECTED GROUND COPLANAR MULTI-BAND-PASS MICROSTRIP FILTER

Abstract

This paper presents a combination of an inductive coupling technique and coplanar ground plane microstrip filter. Here, inductive coupling technique is used to overcome the unwanted radiation loss generated by the gap between the co-planar ground plane and the transmission line which improves filter characteristics. A defected ground structure (DGS) is integrated with the proposed filter to achieve a tri-bandpass characteristic (1.85, 3.53, and 5 GHz) without hampering the filter performance. The experimental results of the proposed filter are found in good agreement with simulated results.