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What does a filter's shape factor describe?

  • A.The ratio of its 60 dB width to its 6 dB width
  • B.The ratio of its gain to its bandwidth
  • C.The number of resonant sections it contains
  • D.Its insertion loss at the centre frequency

Answer: A

Shape factor is the ratio of the width at 60 dB down to the width at 6 dB down, so a value near one describes almost vertical skirts and a large value a sloppy filter. Gain over bandwidth is a different figure entirely. The section count influences the shape factor without defining it. And insertion loss is a separate specification. A single number that captures skirt steepness is what lets two filters of the same nominal bandwidth be compared honestly.

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