A novel microstrip lowpass filter design using rectangular split-ring resonators with dual splits are designed, analysed, and fabricated with exceptional performance such as ultra-wide stopband and sharp roll-off rate along with its compactness. The symmetrical suppressing cells are also employed to reject higher-order harmonics from the stopband without affecting selectivity. The expression for transmission zero of dual split resonator-1 is extracted from the equivalent circuit analysis and observed the significance of coupling. A sharp roll-off performance of 224 dB/GHz and relative stopband width of 161% are achieved with a cut-off frequency of 2.9 GHz.

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Dual split resonator lowpass filter with ultra-wide stopband and sharp roll-off rate

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