16.5.

1 Second-Order Band-Pass Filter

To develop the frequency response of a second-order band-pass filter, apply the trans-
formation in Equation 16–7 to a first-order low-pass transfer function:
A0
A(s) +
1)s

Replacing s with
1 s)1
DW s
ǒ Ǔ
yields the general transfer function for a second-order band-pass filter:
A 0·DW·s
A(s) + (16–9)
1 ) DW·s ) s 2
When designing band-pass filters, the parameters of interest are the gain at the mid fre-
quency (Am) and the quality factor (Q), which represents the selectivity of a band-pass
filter.
Therefore, replace A0 with Am and ∆Ω with 1/Q (Equation 16–7) and obtain:
Am
Q
·s
A(s) + (16–10)
1 ) Q1 ·s ) s2

Figure 16–32 shows the normalized gain response of a second-order band-pass filter for
different Qs.
0

–5
Q=1
–10
|A| — Gain — dB

–15

–20
Q = 10
–25

–30

–35

–45
0.1 1 10
Frequency — Ω

Figure 16–32. Gain Response of a Second-Order Band-Pass Filter