Compact Microstrip Triplexer Using Square Open-Loop Resonators with High Isolation for 5G Sub-6 GHz Applications

Abstract

The rapid proliferation of multi-standard 5G New Radio sub-6 GHz systems have intensified the demand for compact, high-isolation multiplexing components capable of simultaneously routing multiple frequency channels through a single shared antenna port without cross-band interference. This paper presents the design and full-wave electromagnetic simulation of a compact microstrip triplexer operating at 2.2, 2.6, and 3.0 GHz for 5G sub-6 GHz applications. The proposed triplexer employs square open-loop resonators arranged as three independent three-pole Chebyshev bandpass filter channels, yielding nine resonator poles in total. Each channel is synthesised from the standard normalised Chebyshev lowpass prototype. The three channels are integrated at a common input port via a T-junction, with connecting transmission line stubs dimensioned to enforce high inter-channel isolation. Full-wave EM simulation results demonstrate return losses of 21.1 dB, 23.1 dB, and 22.8 dB; insertion losses of 1.08 dB, 1.01 dB, and 0.98 dB; and inter-channel isolations of 45.7 dB, 45.2 dB, and 45.7 dB, respectively. The achieved inter-channel isolation exceeding 45 dB represents a significant improvement over the majority of recently reported microstrip triplexer designs.