This paper presents the performance analysis of two
different conformal band pass filters (BPFs) loaded with an array of
circular complementary split ring resonators (CSRRs). Type-1
bandpass filter has been designed by integrating a 9 × 9
array of circular complementary split ring resonator on the bottom
layer of the filter. Similarly, Type-2 bandpass filter has been
constructed by loading an array of 5 × 5 split ring resonator
on the patch layer of the filter. A comparative study between Type-1
and Type-2 bandpass filters are also evaluated that shows dual pass
bands for Type-1 filter and triple pass bands for the Type-2
bandpass filter. Furthermore, the conformality of both bandpass
filters are judged through bending deformation analysis with various
bending positions at 15°, 30°, 45°,
60° and 90°. During the bending performance
analysis, the suggested BPFs retains the dual and triple pass band
characteristics without any major deviations in its characteristic's
parameters. Various performance parameters like return loss,
insertion loss, group delay, bandwidth, and quality factor are
measured. Detailed analysis of E and H field distributions and
surface current distributions are also presented. The Type-2
bandpass filter shows better performance in terms of filter
properties compared to Type-1 band pass filter. Hence, the prototype
of Type-2 filter with an area of 30 × 30 mm2 is
fabricated and measured. The validated results are agreed with the
simulated results which confirms the applicability of the proposed
filter for several modern wireless communication applications such
as Wi-Max and personal communication systems (PCS) applications.