Generalized approximation techniques for selective linear-phase digital and nonreciprocal lumped filters

The paper presents expressions for low-pass digital filter transfer functions with finite-band approximation to constant amplitude and delay in the passband, together with an arbitrary number of transmission zeros at half the sampling frequency. The corresponding high-pass filter transfer functions can be obtained by a transformation. The available degrees of freedom can be divided arbitrarily between the passband and stopband responses. The functions are of the nonminimum-phase type, and the corresponding nonreciprocal analog (continuous) filters are also covered; these can be realized in standard active RC structures. The zero-bandwidth cases are obtained, either directly or as limiting cases of the finite-band ones. It is also indicated that there is an upper bound on the number of transmission zeros which may be introduced while maintaining the stability of the filter for a given degree. The technique represents the most comprehensive one available for the solution of the combined amplitude and phase approximation problem, and leads to a large family of stable transfer functions.