stopband
Noun
Meaning
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stopband (plural stopbands)
A band of frequencies in which an electronic filter will not let signals pass through.
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A band-stop filter has one stopband, specified by two non-zero and non-infinite corner frequencies.
As is clear from the image, the elliptic filter is sharper than the others, but at the expense of ripples in both its passband and stopband.
Alternatively, a stopband corner frequency may be specified as a point where a transition band and a stopband meet: a frequency for which the attenuation is larger than the required stopband attenuation, which for example may be 30 dB or 100 dB.
Depending on application, the required attenuation within the stopband may typically be a value between 20 and 120 dB higher than the nominal passband attenuation, which often is 0 dB.
In the stopband (s), the required attenuation in dB is above a certain level, for example >100 dB.
The Butterworth filter has the poorest transition but has a more even response, avoiding ripples in either the passband or stopband.