Analog Filter Design: A Succinct Investigation

Abstract

In many systems, it is essential to extract or enhance the desired information and remove the unwanted components. This is the simplest aim of signal processing where the filter turns out to be the key element. The objective of this paper is to investigate the characteristics of analog passive and active filters. Particularly, the interest goes to the conventional Butterworth, Chebychev and Bessel filter. A comparative study of these filters is done. The different circuits are simulated using the MULTISIM software to visualize the magnitude and phase responses. The procedure of designing the different filters is presented so that it can be used in any application.