• DocumentCode
    997449
  • Title

    Simple electronically tunable 2nd-order active filter

  • Author

    Grimbleby, J.B.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Reading, J.J. Thomson Physical Laboratory, Reading, UK
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    258
  • Lastpage
    260
  • Abstract
    A new current-tunable 2nd-order active filter is described which is based on the variation of the transconductance of a bipolar transistor with bias current. The circuit can give a lowpass or bandpass 2nd-order response or can be cascaded to give a high-order all-pole tunable filter. Measurements have indicated that a tuning range of at least four decades is possible with a dynamic range of 75 dB.
  • Keywords
    active filters; band-pass filters; bipolar transistor circuits; low-pass filters; tuning; bandpass filter; bipolar transistor; electronically tunable active filter; lowpass filter; second order active filter; transconductance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19770187
  • Filename
    4249335