Dual Band-Pass Filter Based on Split Ring Resonators with Controlled Asymmetric Bandwidth Response

A synthesis method for compact dual-band bandpass filters based on split-ring resonators (SRRs) is presented. The method combines coupling-matrix synthesis with an energy-based SRR model with a control technique of the center frequencies and the bandwidth ratio (BWR) of the two passbands. The proposed methodology is experimentally validated for prototypes implemented on Rogers RO3010. Although the synthesis procedure is general in formulation, any change of substrate requires re-optimization of the SRR dimensions, couplings, and achievable bandwidth ratio. Two third-order microstrip prototypes were fabricated on Rogers RO3010 (ϵr=10.2, h=0.64 mm) to validate the approach. The first prototype operates at 1.9 and 2.4 GHz with measured −3 dB bandwidths of 200 and 100 MHz, insertion losses of 1.0 and 1.95 dB, and BWR ≈ 0.5. The second prototype operates at 1.9 and 2.4 GHz with measured bandwidths of 100 and 200 MHz, insertion losses of 1.8 and 0.6 dB, and BWR ≈ 1.9. The corresponding footprints are 32 × 12.37 mm2 and 27.87 × 12.42 mm2, respectively. The measured responses agree well with electromagnetic simulations and confirm that asymmetric dual-band bandwidths can be achieved in a compact planar topology without additional reconfigurable elements.