Sharp-cutoff low-pass filters using floating gyrators

Abstract

The practical realization in gyrator-C form of a seventh-order Cauer-parameter low-pass filter with 40-dB stopband attenuation is described. The three floating coils of the equivalent LC filter were replaced by capacitor-loaded semi-floating gyrators. The gyrators were realized in hybrid form using thick-film resistors. The performance of the filter over a temperature range from -40/spl deg/ to +61/spl deg/C was very satisfactory, without any attempt at temperature compensation being made. This, together with the wider allowable element tolerances (compared with other active RC filter methods) shows the inherent suitability of gyrator-C filters for integration. Also in this paper some of the special problems and characteristics of gyrator-C filters are theoretically discussed, in particular the realization of gyrators with floating ports, gyrator Q-enhancement, and component tolerances in gyrator-C filters.