The diploma thesis is focused on the design of planar filters combining fractal layouts and defected ground substrates. The diploma thesis can be divided into three main parts. First, basic knowledge about fractals is presented (creation of Minkowski Island and Koch loop, e.g.). Then, the principle of defected ground structure is described, and a combination of fractal motives with a defected ground structure is briefly introduced. Properties of investigated structures are verified by CST Microwave Studio and Ansoft HFSS. Second, different defected ground structures under the 50 transmission line are designed, and conventional equivalent filters are created. Filters are simulated and compared. In final, the investigated filters are recalculated for the substrate Arlon 25N, simulated, manufactured, measured and confronted with a conventional filter on the defected ground substrate.

Pour les systèmes de communication par satellite, des filtres avec de très bonnes performances électriques sont indispensables afin de rejeter les signaux indésirables dans de nombreuses parties de la chaîne de communication. Les technologies fort-Q peuvent répondre à cette exigence mais elles conduisent souvent à des dispositifs encombrants. D'autre part, les technologies compactes faible-Q souffrent généralement d'une dégradation des performances électriques en termes de pertes d'insertion, de sélectivité et de platitude. Pour répondre à une demande croissante concernant la réduction de la taille, il est essentiel de développer des filtres hyperfréquences compacts avec des performances électriques améliorées.Pour le filtre de réception, le défi est de concevoir un filtre passe-bande compact avec une réponse plate dans la bande passante et une forte réjection hors bande. Les pertes d'insertion ne sont pas cruciales et peuvent être compensées par un amplificateur en laissant ainsi un espace pour la conception de filtre à pertes. Un tel filtre accepte des pertes supplémentaires, qui peuvent être distribués dans le réseau afin de fournir une transmission plate dans la bande passante et une forte sélectivité hors bande.Dans le cadre de cette thèse, des nouvelles méthodes de synthèse de dispositifs de filtrage ont été étudiées et développées dans le but d’améliorer les performances tout en conservant un encombrement réduit. Ces méthodes ont été validées pour la conception de filtres de récepteur dans la charge utile de satellites de télécommunication dans le cadre d’une collaboration entre le laboratoire Xlim, le Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales et Thales Alenia Space. / For satellite communication systems, high performance filters are needed in order to reject unwanted signals in many parts of the communication chain. High quality factor (Q) technologies can meet this requirement, but they often lead to bulky devices. On the other hand, compact technologies are generally low Q and suffer from a degradation of electrical performances in terms of insertion loss, selectivity and flatness. To meet a growing demand concerning size reduction, it is essential to develop compact microwave filters with improved electrical performances.For a receive filter, the challenge is to design a compact bandpass filter with a flat response in the passband and a sharp transition in the passband edges. The insertion loss is not crucial and it can be compensated by the amplifier, leaving a room to the design of a lossy filter. Such a filter accepts additional losses, which can be distributed in the network in order to provide a flat transmission in the passband and a sharp selectivity.In this thesis, new synthesis methods for filtering devices have been studied and developed to improve performances while maintaining a small footprint. These methods have been validated for the design of filters for a receiver in payload satellites as part of collaboration between the Xlim laboratory, the France National Space Centre and Thales Alenia Space.

The master thesis deals with the design of a low noise preamplifier operating in the frequency range from 30 MHz to 1 GHz, usable for measuring and testing of electromagnetic interference in the electromagnetic compatibility test rooms. The introductory, theoretical, part is focused on the analysis and description of the necessary properties of the low noise preamplifier required for the subsequent design. The practical part deals with the selection of suitable components, simulation, design and subsequent realization of low noise preamplifier. At the end of the thesis the design and the final verification measurements are described and discussed.