Center frequency

The center frequency f0 (resonant frequency) is the geometric mean between the lower cutoff frequency f1 and the upper cutoff frequency f2 of a frequency band. See also: Band-pass filter. f2 - f1 is called the bandwidth B.

Related Topics:
Resonant frequency - Geometric mean - Cutoff frequency - Band-pass filter - Bandwidth

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f_0 = sqrt{f_1 cdot f_2}

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Only if the bandwidth f2 - f1 is very small in comparison to the center frequency it is sometimes possible to use this arithmetic mean for calculations, but this is often calculated in mistake:

Related Topics:
Bandwidth - Arithmetic mean

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f_0 pprox (f_1 + f_2)/2

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At radio stations (medium wave) the bandwidth is often only 9 kHz. A transmitter, which has 1500 kHz, is transmitting from 1495.5 kHz to 1504.5 kHz.

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The exact formula gives:

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f_0 pprox 1499.993 , mathrm{kHz}

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and the short formula gives in this case the very close result of:

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f_0 = 1500 , mathrm{kHz}

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The short calculated value is always too large. If the bandwidth is given by B = f2 - f1, the difference is:

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Delta f pprox rac{B^2}{8 f_0}

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But if for instance we are looking for the center frequency of the telephone audio band from 300 Hz to 3300 Hz, we get (3300 + 300) / 2 = "1800 Hz" for the short arithmetic mean calculation, but the root of 300 x 3300 = "995" Hz with the correct geometric mean formula. What a big difference!

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That the geometric mean is not the arithmetic mean can be seen in a calculation program at the bottom in the external link. There one can compare the difference of both values.

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