Definition of Passband

1. Noun. The range of frequencies or wavelengths that can pass through a filter without being reduced in amplitude. ¹

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Definition of Passband

1. a frequency band that permits transmission with maximum efficiency [n -S]

Literary usage of Passband

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technical Digest Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements edited by P. A. Williams, G. W. Day (2001)
"passband widths at several insertion loss values (eg, IdB, 2dB, 3dB, ... -10 -20 Wavelength Figure 3: Spectral Plots showing the passband Width (B), ..."

2. Technical Digest edited by G. W. Day, D. L. Franzen, P. A. Williams (1999)
"The minimum loss envelope might be used for the 30 dB bandwidth while the maximum loss envelope might be used for the 1 dB channel passband. ..."

3. Precision Spectroscopy, Diode Lasers, and Optical Frequency Measur edited by Leo Hollberg (2000)
"Continuous single-mode scans over many nanometers require very low facet reflectance and synchronization of the tuning of the grating passband with change ..."

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