A lowpass filter has a dc ($\omega=0$) gain of 1, a corner
frequency $\omega_\rm c =1000$ rad/s, and an order $n=3$. What is the
gain at $\omega=10^6$ rad/s?
Solution: The gain function for
$\omega\gg\omega_\rm c $ is $$ M(\omega)=|\bf H (\omega)|\approx\frac{\omega_\rm c ^n}{\omega^n}
$$
(see Eq. (6.42) and Eq. (6.44)). Hence,
$$
M(10^6)\approx\frac{(10^3)^3}{(10^6)^3}=10^{-9}.
$$
Test 6.2
A lowpass filter has dc ($\omega=0$) gain of 1 and a corner
frequency $\omega_\rm c =100$ rad/s. What is the minimum order $n$ so
that the gain at $\omega=10,000$ rad/s is $10^{-6}$.
Solution: The gain function for
$\omega\gg\omega_\rm c $ is
$$
M(\omega)=|\bf H (\omega)|\approx\frac{\omega_\rm c ^n}{\omega^n}
$$
(see Eq. (6.42) and Eq. (6.44)). Here
$$
10^{-6}\approx\frac{100^n}{10,000^n}=10^{-2n},
$$ which requires $n=3$.
Test 6.3
An octave is a factor of two in frequency, whereas a decade is a
factor of ten in frequency. The gain rolloff of 20 dB/decade is
equivalent to how many dB/octave?
Solution: $\log_{10}(2)\approx 0.3$, so
$10^{0.3}\approx 2$. So an octave is 0.3 decades, and
(20 dB/decade)(0.3 decade/octave) $=6$ dB/octave. Both measure gain
rolloff.
Test 6.4
The system with impulse response
$\displaystyle
h(t)=\frac{\sin(\omega_0t)}{\pi t}
$
is a:
Solution: See Eq. (6.60).
Test 6.5
The system with impulse response
$\displaystyle
h(t)=\delta(t)-\frac{\sin(\omega_0t)}{\pi t}
$ is a:
Solution: See Section 6-5.3.
Test 6.6
The system with impulse response
$\displaystyle
h(t)=\frac{\sin(\omega_0t)}{\pi t}\;2\cos(2\omega_0t)
$ is a:
Solution: See Eq. (6.63).
Test 6.7
The system with impulse response
$\displaystyle
h(t)=\delta(t)-\frac{\sin(\omega_0t)}{\pi t}\;2\cos(2\omega_0t)
$ is a:
Solution: See Section 6-5.3.
Test 6.8
The impulse response of the system with the frequency response
shown below is:
Solution: $\omega_\rm c =\frac1{2}(18+12)=15$ and
$\omega_d=\frac1{2}(18-12)=3$.
$\displaystyle
h(t)=\frac{\sin(\omega_dt)}{\pi t}\;2\cos(\omega_\rm c t)=\frac{\sin(3t)}{\pi t}
\;2\cos(15t).
$
Test 6.9
Which differential equation describes a second-order Butterworth
lowpass filter with cutoff frequency $\omega_0=1$ rad/s?
Solution: The filter has poles at $\{e^{\pm
j135^\circ }\}$ (see Section 6-9.3).
The transfer function is
$\displaystyle
{\bf H} ({\bf s})=\frac1{({\bf s}-e^{j135^\circ })({\bf s}-e^{-j135^\circ })}=
\frac1{{\bf s}^2-{\bf s}2\cos(135^\circ )+1}
$
$\displaystyle
=\frac1{{\bf s}^2+\sqrt{2}{\bf s}+1}.
$ Equate ${\bf H} (\bf s)=\frac{{\bf Y} (\bf s)}{{\bf X} (\bf s)}$, cross-multiply, and
take ${\cal L}^{-1}$ to get the differential equation
$\displaystyle
{\bf Y} ({\bf s})\;({\bf }s^2+\sqrt{2}\;{\bf s}+1)
={\bf X} ({\bf s})\to\frac{d^2y}{dt^2}+\sqrt{2}\;\frac{dy}{dt}+y=x.
$
Test 6.10
Which differential equation describes a notch filter that
rejects $7\cos(100t+20^\circ )$?
Solution: The filter has zeros $\{\pm
j100\}$ and poles $\{-0.01\pm j100\}$ (see Section 6-7.1).
Transfer function
$\displaystyle
{\bf H} ({\bf s})=
\frac{({\bf s}-j100)({\bf s}+j100)}{({\bf s}+0.01-j100)({\bf s}+0.01+j100)}
$
$\displaystyle =
\frac{{\bf s}^2+100^2}{{\bf s}^2+0.02{\bf s}+100^2+0.01^2}
$
$\displaystyle
\approx\frac{{\bf s}^2+100^2}{{\bf s}^2+0.02{\bf s}+100^2}\;.
$
Equate ${\bf H} ({\bf s})
=\frac{{\bf Y} ({\bf s})}{{\bf X} ({\bf s})}$, cross-multiply, and
take ${\cal L}^{-1}$ to get the differential equation
\begin{eqnarray*}
&&{\bf Y} ({\bf s})\;({\bf s}^2+0.02{\bf s}+100^2+0.01^2)={\bf X} ({\bf s})\;({\bf s}^2+100^2)
\\
&&\quad\to
\frac{d^2y}{dt^2}+0.02\frac{dy}{dt}+100^2y=\frac{d^2x}{dt^2}+100^2x.
\end{eqnarray*}
($-0.01$ could be replaced with any negative number close to zero.)
Test 6.11
To remove high-frequency noise from a signal, we should use a
Solution: A Butterworth lowpass filter
removes high-frequency noise.
Test 6.12
To remove broad-spectrum noise from a periodic signal, we should
use a:
Solution: A resonator filter enhances the
harmonics of a periodic signal.
Test 6.13
To remove an interfering non-sinusoidal periodic signal, we
should use a:
Solution: A comb filter removes the
harmonics of an interfering periodic signal.
Test 6.14
To remove an interfering sinusoidal signal, we should use a:
Solution: A notch filter removes an
interfering sinusoidal signal.
Test 6.15
What kind of filter can be regarded as a cascade connection of
notch filters?
Solution: A comb filter is a cascade
connection of notch filters, each of which removes a harmonic of an
interfering periodic signal. See Section 6-7.2.
Test 6.16
You listen to AM radio station WBZ in Boston, which broadcasts
using a carrier frequency of 670 kHz, on an AM radio whose IF filter
has a center frequency of 455 kHz. The local oscillator frequency
for tuning in WBZ is:
Solution: The local oscillator frequency is
670-455=215 kHz, which frequency converts 670 kHz down to 455 kHz, in
the passband of the IF filter.
Test 6.17
We wish to transmit four signals, each bandlimited to 10 kHz, on
one wire, using DSB. The maximum frequency of the signal
transmitted on the wire is:
Solution: The spectrum of each of the four
signals is 20 kHz wide, but one of them can be at baseband:
Signal #1
Signal #2
Signal #3
Signal #4
0<|f|<10
10<|f|<30
30<|f|<50
50<|f|<70
Test 6.18
A signal $x(t)$ is DSB-modulated using a cosine at 1 kHz, giving
$y(t)=x(t)\cos(2\pi 1000t)$. Then $y(t)$ is DSB-demodulated using a
sine at 1 kHz, giving $z(t)=y(t)\sin(2\pi 1000t)$. What is $z(t)$?
Solution: The $90^\circ $ phase difference
between modulation and demodulation creates fading. See Example
6-16.
Test 6.19
Which of the following are reasons to use a carrier, i.e., AM
instead of DSB?
Solution: A is a reason, since a crystal
radio, consisting of just an envelope detector and a tuner (coil) can
be used to receive an AM signal. B is a reason, since fading does not
occur for AM (unless the transmitter and receiver are exactly 90
degrees out of phase). C is not a reason, since both AM and DSB are
vulnerable to additive noise, e.g., thunderstorms. So the answer is D
(A and B).
Test 6.20
Which of the following are reasons to use SSB instead of AM or DSB?
Solution: See Section 6-12.9.
Test 6.21
A signal is bandlimited to $B$ Hz and sampled at a rate of
$f_\rm s$ samples/s. In order to be able to reconstruct the signal
from its samples, we require:
Solution: $f_\rm s=2B=$ Nyquist rate does not
suffice; see Fig. 6-71.
Test 6.22
A 300 Hz sinusoid is sampled at 500 samples/s. The frequency of
the sinusoid reconstructed from these samples is:
Solution: The sampled signal has components
at $\{\pm 300\pm 500k\}=\pm\{200,800,1200\dots\}$ Hz, for integers
$k$. The lowpass filter has a cutoff frequency at $\frac{500}{2}=250$ Hz,
leaving only 200 Hz.
Test 6.23
Signal $x(t)=3\cos(2\pi 40t)+4\cos(2\pi 60t)$ is ideally sampled
at 100 samples/s, then filtered by a brick-wall lowpass filter with
a cutoff frequency of 50 Hz and a gain of 0.01:
$3\cos(2\pi 40t)+4\cos(2\pi 60t)\to$
100 samples/s
$\to$
$\bf H (\omega)=\cases{.01, & $|\omega|<2\pi 50$\cr 0, & $|\omega|>2\pi
50$}$
$\to y(t)$. What is the expression for $y(t)$?
Solution: $4\cos(2\pi 60t)$ aliases to
$4\cos(2\pi 40t)$ and adds to $3\cos(2\pi 40t)$, giving $7\cos(2\pi
40t)$.
Test 6.24
The spectrum of a trumpet playing note A has a fundamental of 440 Hz
and all harmonics above the tenth are negligible. The Nyquist
frequency is:
Solution: Nyquist frequency $=2({\rm
maximum\ frequency})=2(10)(440{\rm Hz})=8800{\rm Hz}=8.8$ kHz.
Test 6.25
A 7-Hz sinusoid is sampled at 10 samples/s and reconstructed
from its samples using a brickwall lowpass filter. The frequency of
the reconstructed sinusoid is:
Solution: The sampled signal has components
at
$$
\{\pm 7\pm 20k\}=\pm\{3,7,10,13,\dots\} \rm Hz,
$$ for integers $k$. The lowpass filter has cutoff frequency
$\frac{10}{2}=5$ Hz, leaving $\pm 3$ Hz.
Test 6.26
A signal whose spectrum $=0$ for $|f|>12$ Hz is sampled at 20
samples/s. Using a brick-wall lowpass filter, the original signal
spectrum can be reconstructed from its samples up to how many Hz:
Solution: Baseband: -12<f<12 Hz. First
image: 8<f<32 Hz, where $20-12=8$ and $20+12=32$. So -8<f<8 kHz
of baseband is unaffected by the first image.
Recall that ''images'' are copies of the original (baseband) spectrum
induced by sampling.
Test 6.27
Signal $x(t)=\cos(2\pi 4t)$ is ideally sampled at 1 sample/s,
then filtered by a brick-wall lowpass filter with cutoff frequency
3.5 Hz and gain 1/2:
$\cos(2\pi 4t)\to$
1 sample/s
$\to$
$\bf H (\omega)=\cases{1/2, & $0<|\omega|<7\pi$\cr 0, & $|\omega|>7\pi$}$
$\to
y(t)$. What is the expression for $y(t)$?
Solution: Sampling a 4-Hz signal at 1
sample/s creates doubled copies at $\pm\{0,1,2,3,\dots\}$ Hz. The
filter eliminates 0 Hz (did you notice that?) and copies above 3.5 Hz.
Test 6.28
A signal $x(t)$ has the Fourier transform $\bf X (2\pi f)$ plotted
below.
The minimum sampling rate for which $x(t)$ can be reconstructed from
its samples is:
Solution: The spectrum of the sampled signal
when sampled at 2000 samples/s:
A bandpass filter with passband 2<|f|<3 kHz will recover $x(t)$ from
its samples.
This is an example of bandpass sampling. The spectrum is really only 1
kHz wide.