In this paper, Using a 2D photonic crystal and a novel square ring resonator, several compact and simple structures have been introduced in the present paper to construct optical add/drop filters and multi-channel filter. The difference structures has been designed and simulated by using the proposed square ring resonator and different dropping waveguides. To do analyses, the finite-difference time-domain method and the plane wave expansion have been used. The three add/drop filters can separate the wavelength of 1554 nm with a transmission coefficient of 100 %, quality factor of 1295 and bandwidth of 1. 2 nm. The models of structures are simulated by the RSOFT CADLayout software. The results, flexibility and simplicity of structures have caused from their used to designing of an optical multi-channel filter with a channel spacing of 1. 5 nm. The advantages of this design include the channel spacing, quality factor, transmission coefficient and bandwidth which are suitable for applicability in optical communication systems such as wavelength division multiplexing systems.