“…It is finally noted that the automatic generation of mathematically equivalent circuits for microwave passive components has been reported in the open literature [31]- [34] and even developed as commercial tools [35], [36]. In their typical procedure for modeling a two-port reciprocal component, rational approximation is applied to the three network parameters, i.e., , , and or , , and for establishing the equivalent circuits based on Cauer or Foster network synthesis techniques [37], [38]. When compared to the proposed modified T-equivalent circuits, the equivalent circuits established in their ways generally need more circuit elements to achieve a similarly large bandwidth.…”