For calculating the equivalent noise bandwidth of a non-brickwall filter, I can find two different sets of numbers, both of which claim they are similar things:
Order EqNBW
1 1.5708
2 1.1107
3 1.0472
4 1.0262
5 1.0166
6 1.0115
7 1.0084
8 1.0065
9 1.0051
10 1.0041
- RF Cafe Filter Equivalent Noise Bandwidth "Butterworth (fco = 3 dB)")
- ADC Noise Figure by Walt Kester
- Figure 2: Relationship Between Noise Bandwidth and 3-dB Bandwidth for a Butterworth Filter
- "will pass the same noise power as the non-ideal filter"
- Linear Circuit Design Handbook by Hank Zumbahlen
- Figure 6-147 : "Relationship between noise bandwidth and 3 dB bandwidth for Butterworth filter"
- The Concepts of Noise Bandwidth and Cumulative Noise
1 1.57
2 1.22
3 1.16
4 1.13
5 1.12
- Equivalent Noise Bandwidth by Radio Geek
- "have same integrated noise power"
- Equivalent Noise Bandwidth by Tim J. Sobering
- "a noise power equivalent to the original transfer function"
- PGA309 Noise Filtering
- Operational Amplifier Noise by Art Kay
- "brick wall correction filter"
Which is correct?
Or are they both correct; just used in different calculations?