The consumption of multimedia content is ubiquitous in modern society. This is made possible by wireless local area networks (W-LAN) or wire service systems. Bandpass filters (BPF) have become very popular as they solve certain data transmission limitations allowing users to obtain reliable access to their multimedia content. The BPFs with quarter-wavelength short stubs can achieve performance; however, these BPFs are bulky. In this article, we propose a compact BPF with a T-shaped stepped impedance resonator (SIR) transmission line and a folded SIR structure. The proposed BPF uses a T-shaped SIR connected to a J-inverter structure (transmission line); this T-shaped SIR structure is used to replace the λg/4 transmission line seen in conventional stub BPFs. In addition, a folded SIR is added to the short stubs seen in conventional stub BPFs. This approach allows us to significantly reduce the size of the BPF. The advantage of a BPF is its very small size, low insertion loss, and wide bandwidth. The overall size of the new BPF is 2.44 mm × 1.49 mm (0.068λg × 0.059λg). The proposed BPF can be mass produced using semiconductors due to its planar structure. This design has the potential to be widely used in various areas including military, medical, and industrial systems.
Keywords: J–inverter; T–shaped SIR; bandpass filter; stub; λg/4 transmission line.