allpasslp2bpc

Allpass filter for lowpass to complex bandpass transformation

Syntax

[AllpassNum,AllpassDen] = allpasslp2bpc(Wo,Wt)

Description

[AllpassNum,AllpassDen] = allpasslp2bpc(Wo,Wt) returns the numerator, AllpassNum, and the denominator, AllpassDen, of the first-order allpass mapping filter for performing a real lowpass to complex bandpass frequency transformation. For more information, see Real Lowpass to Complex Bandpass Frequency Transformation.

Examples

Design Allpass Matching Filter

Design the allpass mapping filter changing the real lowpass filter with the cutoff frequency Wo at 0.5 into a complex bandpass filter with band edges Wt1 and Wt2 precisely defined at 0.2 and 0.4, respectively. Calculate the frequency response of the mapping filter in the full range.

Wo = 0.5;
Wt = [0.2 0.4];
[AllpassNum,AllpassDen] = allpasslp2bpc(Wo,Wt);
[h,f] = freqz(AllpassNum,AllpassDen,'whole');
plot(f/pi,abs(angle(h))/pi,Wt,Wo,'ro');
title('Mapping Function Wo(Wt)');
xlabel('New Frequency, Wt'); 
ylabel('Old Frequency, Wo');

Input Arguments

Wo — Frequency value to be transformed from prototype filter

real scalar in the range (0,1)

Frequency value to be transformed from the prototype filter, specified as a real scalar in the range (0,1) with 1 corresponding to half the sample rate.

Data Types: single | double

Wt — Desired frequency locations in target filter

real vector with values in the range (-1,1)

Desired frequency locations in the transformed target filter, specified as a real vector with values in the range (-1,1) with 1 corresponding to half the sample rate.

Data Types: single | double

Output Arguments

AllpassNum — Numerator of mapping filter

complex-valued vector

Numerator of the mapping filter, returned as a complex-valued vector.

Data Types: double
Complex Number Support: Yes

AllpassDen — Denominator of mapping filter

complex-valued vector

Denominator of the mapping filter, returned as a complex-valued vector.

Data Types: double
Complex Number Support: Yes

More About

Real Lowpass to Complex Bandpass Frequency Transformation

Real lowpass to complex bandpass frequency transformation effectively places one feature of the original filter, located at frequency -W_o, at the required target frequency location, W_t1, and the second feature, originally at +W_o, at the new location, W_t2. It is assumed that W_t2 is greater than W_t1.

Relative positions of other features of the original filter do not change in the target filter. This means that it is possible to select two features of an original filter, F₁ and F₂, with F₁ preceding F₂. Feature F₁ will still precede F₂ after the transformation. However, the distance between F₁ and F₂ will not be the same before and after the transformation.

Choice of the feature subject to the lowpass to bandpass transformation is not restricted only to the cutoff frequency of an original lowpass filter. In general it is possible to select any feature for example, the stopband edge, the DC, the deep minimum in the stopband, or other ones.

Lowpass to bandpass transformation can also be used for transforming other types of filters, for example, real notch filters or resonators can be doubled and positioned at two distinct desired frequencies at any place around the unit circle forming a pair of complex notches/resonators. This transformation can be used for designing bandpass filters for radio receivers from the high-quality prototype lowpass filter.

Version History

Introduced in R2011a