Abstract
A design of parallel-coupled microstrip bandpass filters without spurious resonance is presented. Two different techniques are used to eliminate this response at twice the passband frequency (
Research Article | Open Access
Design of a Broadband Parallel-Coupled Microstrip Filters without Spurious Resonances
Academic Editor: Ashok K. Goel
Received05 Mar 2007
Accepted21 Nov 2007
Published02 Jan 2008
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