Complementary split rings resonators (CSRRs): Towards the miniaturization of microwave device design

In this paper, it is demonstrated that complementary split rings resonators (CSRRs), a new type of planar resonators recently introduced by some of the authors, are key elements for the miniaturization of microwave devices implemented in planar technology, such as filters and diplexers. These devices essentially consist on a host transmission medium (microstrip line) to which the CSRRs are electrically coupled, and additional microstructure in order to achieve the required device performance. From the analysis and numerical simulations of the equivalent circuit model of the basic device cell, as well as electromagnetic simulations of actual structures, it is confirmed that CSRRs are useful resonators for the synthesis of planar microwave filters where dimensions, out-of-band performance and bandwidth can be simultaneously optimized. The simultaneous fulfillment of these aspects is a relevant advantage of the proposed structures. The possibility to implement band pass filters with wide bandwidth and high performance, the small electrical size of CSRRs, as well as their potential applications in other microwave devices, make these particles of actual interest in microwave engineering.