EBG-Based Common-Mode Microstrip and Stripline Filters: Experimental Investigation of Performances and Crosstalk

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze from a modeling and experimental point of view the filter effectiveness and the crosstalk among signal traces crossing the same common-mode filter based on electromagnetic bandgap structures in a modern server design configurations. Both microstrips and striplines are considered in the study, detailing the differences among them in the design step as well as in filter geometry and response. Simulation models and experimental setups are carefully described, and the numerical and measurement results are compared and discussed.