This paper presents the synthesis of a novel dual-band bandpass filter with improved out-of-band performance. The proposed circuit is constructed by cascading a dual-band filter using trisection stepped impedance resonators (SIRs) and an L-C ladder lowpass filter using open-circuited stubs. The dual-band trisection SIR can provide the desired dual-band response, and the lowpass filter can improve the out-of band performance by suppressing the harmonics and spurious responses. The proposed filter has been fabricated and measured. Simulation and measurement results are found to be in good agreement.
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