Microstrip Band-Stop Filter Design via Brick-Based Microwave Training Kit

A brick-based passive microwave component design methodology is presented. Brick-formed metal cells and dielectric cells make it easy to iterate directly via hardware pieces. A rectangular open stub band-stop filter with a single and double stub are designed, built, and measured. The results are also compared with the free circuit simulator software, Qucs [1]. The study progresses with a single and double radial stub. The brick-based microstrip filter increases the quality of microwave education at the universities and lets the researchers design and prototype microwave structures easily.