Ideal Low Pass Filter: HT Hfe DF
Ideal Low Pass Filter: HT Hfe DF
Ideal Low Pass Filter: HT Hfe DF
A filter is a frequency selective network that permits a band of frequency to pass through it
with little attenuation.
An LPF is a filter that allows only low frequency signals to pass through it.
The allowed band of frequency is known as passband and attenuated or non-passed
frequency band is known as stop band.
An ideal low pass filter may be characterized by a gain of 1 for all frequencies below
some cut-off frequency B in Hz (Pass Band) i.e. distortion less transmission, and a gain of 0
for all higher frequencies (Stop Band).
The ideal LPF has a linear phase of slope -t d , which results in a time dealy of t d seconds for
all its input components of frequencies below B Hz. Therefore, if the input is a signal x(t)
band limited to B Hz, the output y(t) is x(t) delayed by td ,i.e.
y(t) = x(t-td)
The transfer function of ideal LPF is given by:
H( f ) e j 2 ftd ; B f B
0; f B
H(f)
1
f
-B 0 B
Ø(f)=-2πtd
H ( f )e
j 2 ft
h(t ) df
B
B
e j 2 ftd e j 2 ft df
B
B
e j 2 f (t td ) df
B
e j 2 f ( t t d )
j 2 f ( t t d )
B
1 e j 2 B ( t t d ) e j 2 B ( t t d )
(t td ) 2j
sin[2 B(t td )]
(t td )
2 B sin[2 B(t td )]
2 B(t td )
2 B sin c[2 B(t td )]
System Bandwidth:
In the case of a low pass system, the 3-dB bandwidth is defined as the difference between zero
frequency at which the amplitude response attains its peak value H(0) and the frequency at which
the amplitude response drops to a value equal to H(0) /√2
Fig: LP System BW
In the case of band pass system the 3-dB bandwidth is defined as the difference
between the frequencies at which the amplitude response drops to a value equal to
1
2 times the peak value H(fc) at mid band frequency fc
Fig: BP System BW
Signal bandwidth:
The bandwidth of a signal provides a measure of the extent of significant spectral content of the
signal for positive frequencies.
A signal is said to be low pass if its significant spectral content is centered around
the origin, and bandwidth is defined as one half total width of main spectral lobe.
A signal is said to be band pass if its significant spectral content is centered around
±fc where fc is a non-zero frequency and the bandwidth is defined as the width of
main lobe for positive frequencies.