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Contents
1. Low-pass Prototype
2. Filter types
a) Butterworth
b) Chebyshev
c) Bessel
3. Frequency and Impedance Scaling
4. Low-pass Filter
5. High-pass Filter
6. Band-pass Filter
7. Effects of Element’s Q
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0. Filter responses
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Hank Zumbahlen, 2005.
0. Filter responses
4 Sedra, 2007.
0. Filter responses
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1. Low-pass Prototype
• Prototype: Normalized Low-pass Filter
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1. Low-pass Prototype
• Prototype: Normalized Low-pass Filter
1 Ohm
Normalized
LPF X Ohm
𝜔𝑐 = 1
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1. Low-pass Prototype
Design strategy
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2. Filter Types
a) Butterworth
b) Chebyshev
c) Bessel
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2. Filter Types
a) Butterworth
• Flat response (No ripple)
• Medium Q
• Medium initial attenuation
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2. Filter Types
a) Butterworth
• Transfer function
Sedra, 2007.
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2. Filter Types
a) Butterworth
• Characteristic Attenuation
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2. Filter Types
a) Butterworth
• Characteristic Attenuation
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2. Filter Types
a) Butterworth
• Element values
(Normalized)
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2. Filter Types Butterworth
a) Butterworth
• Element values
(Normalized)
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2. Filter Types
Butterworth
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2. Filter Types
b) Chebyshev
• Equiripple
• High Q (monotonically decreasing transmission)
• Higher initial attenuation
Sedra, 2007.
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2. Filter Types
b) Chebyshev
• Transfer function
Sedra, 2007.
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2. Filter Types
b) Chebyshev
• Characteristic Attenuation
Sedra, 2007.
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2. Filter Types
• Characteristic Attenuation
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2. Filter Types
b) Chebyshev
• Element values
Ripple = 0.01 dB
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2. Filter Types
a) Butterworth b) Chebyshev
• Element values • Element values
(Normalized) Ripple = 0.1 dB
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2. Filter Types
c) Bessel
• Flat group delay
(Linear phase)
• Poor initial attenuation
• Low distortion in
wideband signals
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2. Filter Types
c) Bessel
• Transfer function
𝐵𝑁 (0)
𝑇 𝑠 =
𝐵𝑁 (𝑠)
Example of filter of
third order:
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2. Filter Types
c) Bessel
• Characteristic Attenuation
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2. Filter Types
c) Bessel
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3. Frequency and Impedance Scaling
a) Transformation of the cutoff frequency
b) Source and load impedance required
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4. Low-pass Filter
Exercise.
Design a low-pass filter with the following characteristics:
• 𝑓𝑐 = 100 MHz
• Attenuation higher than 60 dB at 250 MHz
• Ripple < 0.5 dB
• 𝑅𝑠 = 50 Ω
• 𝑅𝐿 = 150 Ω
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5. High-pass filter
Design strategy
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5. High-pass filter
Design strategy
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5. High-pass filter
Design strategy
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6. Band-pass filter
Design strategy
???
Using resonance
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6. Band-pass filter
Design strategy
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6. Band-pass filter
Design strategy
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6. Band-pass filter
Design strategy
3. Impedance scaling
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7. Effects of Element’s Q
Effects of a low Q of the elements in a filter:
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7. Effects of Element’s Q
Recommended minimum element Q
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References
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