A microstrip open-loop resonator (MOLR) is proposed for maximum miniaturiza
tion in microwave applications, and to obtain a wider upper stopband includ
ing the first spurious resonance frequency for planar bandpass filters. The
effect of variation in the width of one of the longer strips of an OLR for
med in two ways (namely, fired-gap (FG) and variable-gap (VG) OLR) on their
resonance characteristics is discussed. Also, simple empirical expressions
indicating the effect of variation in the strip width are derived for esti
mation of the resonance frequency as a function of the variable strip width
and the fundamental resonance frequency of the standard loop resonator. (C
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