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A new class of HOM couplers is introduced based on the coupling of evanescent modes in coaxial waveguide structures, a mechanism that provides great flexibility for the implementation of notch and high-pass filter. Conventional HOM couplers and design approaches are reviewed prior to the new class of filters. Several evanescent field coupling mechanisms are analyzed. Their particular properties in the context of HOM couplers and high-pass filters are derived. A systematical design from the filter function to the three-dimensional structure is sketched by means of an example.