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X. TAPIS PASIF ANALOG

10.3. Band-pass Filters
• All frequencies lying within a band between a lower (fc1) and upper (fc2) frequency limit are
passed.
• All other frequencies outside band (lower or upper) are significantly attenuated.
• Bandwidth (BW) is defined as (BW=fc2 - fc1).
• Center Frequency (f0): the geometric mean of cut-off frequencies, center frequency of pass
band.
• Quality Factor (Q): Ratio of f0 with bandwidth (BW)= f0/BW.
• Q determines selectivity of a filter: Higher value of Q shows better selectivity and narrow
bandwidth for a given f0.
• Band-pass => Narrow band (Q>10); Wide-band (Q<10).
• Cut-off frequencies are always at -3dB or 70.7%.
• Example: if a band-pass filter is required across center frequency of 15kHz with bandwidth
(BW=1kHz), what is its Q factor?.

Figure 6.14.
• Q=fo/BW = 15k/1k = 15.
• Thus, it’s a narrow-band filter.
• What will be BW if Q is doubled?.

9.4. Band-stop Filters

• All frequencies lying within a band between a lower (fc1) and upper (fc2) frequency limit are
rejected.
• All other frequencies outside band (lower or upper) are passed.
• Bandwidth (BW) is defined as (BW=fc2 - fc1).

(Hedy Aditya Baskhara).

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Figure 6.15.

(Hedy Aditya Baskhara).