It is nearly impossible to design a linearphase IIR transfer function It is always possible to design an FIR transfer function with an exact linear-phase response Consider a causal FIR transfer function H(z) of length N+1, i.e., of order N:
Later in the course we shall review various methods of designing frequency-selective filters satisfying prescribed specifications We now describe several low-order FIR and IIR digital filters with reasonable selective frequency responses that often are satisfactory in a number of applications
The simple filters discussed so far are characterized either by a single passband and/or a single stopband There are applications where filters with multiple passbands and stopbands are required The comb filter is an example of such filters