Multi-coupled resonator microwave diplexer with high isolation

A microwave diplexer achieved by coupling a dual-band bandpass filter onto two single-bands (transmit, Tx and receive, Rx) bandpass filters is presented. This design eliminates the need for employing external junctions in diplexer design, as opposed to the conventional design approach which requires separate junctions for energy distribution. A 10-pole (10^th order) diplexer has been successfully designed, simulated, fabricated and measured. The diplexer is composed of 2 poles from the dualband filter, 4 poles from the Tx bandpass filter, and the remaining 4 poles from the Rx bandpass filter. The design was implemented using asynchronously tuned microstrip square open-loop resonators. The simulation and measurement results show that an isolation of 50 dB is achieved between the diplexer Tx and Rx bands. The minimum insertion loss is 2.88 dB for the transmit band, and 2.95 dB for the receive band.