Microwave filters with multiple cross-couplings and maximum number of controlled attenuation poles

In this paper a novel configuration of microwave planar filters, with multiple cross-couplings and with a number of poles of attenuation NZ equal to the order N of the filter, is investigated. The position of the poles on the frequency axis can be controlled, allowing the design of band-pass filters with improved selectivity with respect to the adjacent channels. The new configurations were designed and verified by em-field simulation. The responses of the designed filters are in good agreement with the specification, confirming the possibilities of designing microwave band-pass filters of a relatively low order with moderate losses and with improved performances.