@conference {07_IMS_Ruiz-CruzZhangRebollarEtAl_TEMMode-MatchingAnalysis,
	title = {TEM Mode-Matching Analysis of Multi-coupled Strip-line Filters},
	booktitle = {2007 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest},
	year = {2007},
	month = {June},
	pages = {541-544},
	abstract = {The analysis of multi-coupled strip-line filters by the mode-matching method is studied for different input/output excitations. The aim is to compare the computational effort of two different options and to propose the most suitable formulation for the design of some strip-line filters. It is shown that a suitable segmentation of the structure is essential for obtaining good numerical results. In fact, if the optimum segmentation is selected, a mode-matching analysis using only TEM modes can resemble the full-wave response, with shorter computation time. Hence, this approach can be very useful in design and different examples are shown to validate it, using other numerical methods and measurements of a ten order filter.},
	keywords = {microwave filters, mode matching, multicoupled strip-line filter design, optimum structure segmentation, strip line filtersTEM mode-matching analysis},
	issn = {0149-645X},
	doi = {10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380546},
	url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/4263706/4263707/04263871.pdf?tp=\&isnumber=\&arnumber=4263871},
	author = {J A Ruiz-Cruz and Zhang, Y and Rebollar, J M and Zaki, K A and Montejo-Garai, J R and Piloto, A J}
}
@article {05_IEEETMTT_Ruiz-CruzSabbaghZakiEtAl_Canonicalridgewaveguide,
	title = {Canonical ridge waveguide filters in LTCC or metallic resonators},
	journal = {IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques},
	volume = {53},
	number = {1},
	year = {2005},
	month = {Jan.},
	pages = {174-182},
	abstract = {A new physical realization of an elliptic function filter response is proposed for achieving compact size, wide bandwidth, wide spurious free stopband and high-selectivity performance. The filter configuration can be implemented in conventional waveguide technology or embedded in a multilayer low-temperature co-fired ceramic structure for integration with other circuitry in a chip module. The filter is analyzed using rigorous mode matching. To validate the concept, prototypes of four- and six-cavity elliptic filters are designed following a systematic procedure. Approximate synthesis is used to obtain initial dimensions of the filter and the desired optimum response is obtained by means of a final full-wave optimization. The results are verified with other numerical methods and with the measurements of a fourth-order waveguide filter.},
	keywords = {band-pass filters, canonical ridge waveguide filters, cavity resonator filters, ceramics, chip module, circuit optimisation, elliptic filters, elliptic function filter response, four cavity elliptic filters design, fourth order waveguide filter, full-wave optimization, metallic resonators, microwave filters, mode matching, multilayer low temperature cofired ceramic structure, multilayers, numerical methods, prototypes, resonators, ridge waveguides, six cavity elliptic filters design, spurious free stopband filter, waveguide filters band pass filters, waveguide technology},
	issn = {0018-9480},
	doi = {10.1109/TMTT.2004.839324},
	url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/22/30125/01381687.pdf?tp=\&arnumber=1381687\&isnumber=30125},
	author = {J A Ruiz-Cruz and El Sabbagh, M A and Zaki, K A and Rebollar, J M and Zhang, Y}
}
@conference {05_APS_ZhangZakiRuiz-Cruz_Dualmodebandpass,
	title = {Dual mode bandpass filter with asymmetric transfer function},
	booktitle = {Proc. 2005 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium},
	volume = {2B},
	year = {2005},
	month = {July},
	pages = {634-637},
	abstract = {We demonstrate the feasibility of dual mode implementation of an asymmetric elliptic filter. A filter which has four poles and one transmission zero is synthesized from the general Chebyshev transfer function. The ideal electrical network of the longitudinal form is then obtained through several "rotation" operations on the initial coupling matrix. Finally, the dual mode circular waveguides are adopted to realize the ideal network.},
	keywords = {asymmetric elliptic filter, asymmetric transfer function, band-pass filters, Chebyshev filters, circular waveguides, coupling matrix, dual mode bandpass filter, dual mode circular waveguides, elliptic filters, ideal network, microwave filters, poles, poles and zeros, rotation operations, transfer function matrices, transmission zero, waveguide filters Chebyshev transfer function},
	issn = {0-7803-8884-4},
	doi = {10.1109/APS.2005.1552092},
	url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/10402/33057/01552092.pdf?tp=\&isnumber=\&arnumber=1552092},
	author = {Zhang, Y and Zaki, K A and J A Ruiz-Cruz}
}
