Reflectionless filters for miniaturized space applications

Size reduction will be important for some new applications in space. Reflectionless filters offer an opportunity for reduced size and design complexity for multiplexer and diplexer applications. They offer broadband matched terminations. To take full advantage of the rflectionless filters, the number of unique elements can be reduced by taking advantage of g-value identities, and symmetry. A quadraplexer design using Wenzel's elliptical diplexer design, and reflectionless prototypes will be compared for performance and the number of elements.