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For the term in linear algebra, see Sparse matrix#Definition.
Bandwidth is the difference between the upper and lower
cutoff frequencies of, for example, a filter, a communication channel, or a
signal spectrum, and is typically measured in hertz. Bandwidth in hertz is a central concept in many fields, including electronics,
information theory, radio
communications,
signal processing, and spectroscopy.
In
computer networking literature,
digital bandwidth often refers to data rate measured in bit/s, for example channel capacity (digital bandwidth capacity) or
throughput (digital bandwidth consumption). The reason for this usage is that the channel capacity in bit/s is proportional to the analogue bandwidth in hertz according to
Hartley's law.
Overview
Bandwidth is a key concept in many applications. In
radio communications, for example, bandwidth is the range of frequencies occupied by a modulated
carrier wave, whereas in optics it is the width of an individual spectral line or the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
There is no
single universal precise definition of bandwidth, as it is vaguely understood to be a measure of how wide a function is in the frequency domain.
For different applications there are different precise definitions. For example, one definition of bandwidth could be the range of frequencies beyond which the frequency function is zero. This would correspond to the mathematical notion of the support (mathematics) of a function (i.e., the total "length" of values for which the function is nonzero). A less strict and more practically useful definition will refer to the frequencies where the frequency function is
small. Small could mean less than 3 decibel below (i.e., less than half of) the maximum value, or more rarely 10 dB, or it could mean below a certain absolute value. As with any definition of the
width of a function, many definitions are suitable for different purposes.
According to the
Shannon–Hartley theorem, the data rate of reliable communication is directly proportional to the frequency range of the signal used for the communication. In this context, the word bandwidth can refer to either the data rate or the frequency range of the communication system (or both).
Analog systems
ically scaled.
For
analog signals, which can be mathematically viewed as functions of time,
bandwidth BW or \Delta f is the width, measured in
hertz, of the frequency range in which the signal's
Fourier transform is nonzero. Because this range of non-zero amplitude may be very broad, this definition is often relaxed so that the bandwidth is defined as the range of frequencies where the signal's Fourier transform has a power above a certain amplitude threshold, commonly half the maximum value (half power \approx -3 dB, since 10 \mathrm{log}_{10}(1/2) \approx -3 ; see
Decibel). Bandwidth of a signal is a measure of how rapidly its parameters (e.g. amplitude and phase) fluctuate with respect to time. Hence, the greater the bandwidth, the faster the variation in the signal parameters may be. The wordbandwidth applies to signals as described above, but it could also apply to
systems. In the latter case, to say that a system has a certain bandwidth means that the system can process signals of that bandwidth.
A
baseband bandwidth is a specification of only the highest frequency limit of a signal. A non-baseband bandwidth is a difference between highest and lowest frequencies.
As an example, the (non-baseband) 3-dB bandwidth of the function depicted in the figure is \Delta f = f_2 - f_1 \,, whereas other definitions of bandwidth would yield a different answer.
A commonly used quantity is
fractional bandwidth. This is the bandwidth of a device divided by its center frequency. E.g., a device that has a bandwidth of 2 MHz with center frequency 10 MHz will have a fractional bandwidth of 2/10, or 20%.
The fact that
real numbers baseband systems have both negative and positive frequencies can lead to confusion about bandwidth, since they are sometimes referred to only by the positive half, and one will occasionally see expressions such as B = 2W, where B is the total bandwidth, and W is the positive bandwidth. For instance, this signal would require a lowpass filter with cutoff frequency of at least W to stay intact.
The 3-dB bandwidth of an electronic filter is the part of the filter's frequency response that lies within 3 dB of the response at its peak, which is typically at or near its
center frequency.
In signal processing and control theory the bandwidth is the frequency at which the
closed-loop system gain drops 3 dB below peak.
In basic electric circuit theory when studying Band-pass and Band-reject filters the bandwidth represents the distance between the two points in the frequency domain where the signal is \frac{1}{\sqrt{2--> of the maximum signal amplitude (half power).
In photonics, the term bandwidth occurs in a variety of meanings:
- the bandwidth of the output of some light source, e.g., an ASE source or a laser; the bandwidth of ultrashort optical pulses can be particularly large
- the width of the frequency range that can be transmitted by some element, e.g. an optical fiber
- the gain bandwidth of an optical amplifier
- the width of the range of some other phenomenon (e.g., a reflection, the phase matching of a nonlinear process, or some resonance)
- the maximum modulation frequency (or range of modulation frequencies) of an optical modulator
- the range of frequencies in which some measurement apparatus (e.g., a powermeter) can operate
- the data rate (e.g., in Gbit/s) achieved in an optical communication system
Meaning of bandwidth in web hosting
In Web hosting service, the term "bandwidth" is often used metaphorically, to describe the amount of data that can be transferred to or from the website or server, measured in
bytes transferred over a prescribed period of time. This can be more accurately described as "Monthly Data Transfer."
Web hosting companies often quote a monthly
Bandwidth cap for a website, for example 500 gigabytes per month. If visitors to the website download a total greater than 500 gigabytes in one month, the bandwidth limit will have been exceeded.
See also
For the term in linear algebra, see Sparse matrix#Definition.
Bandwidth is the difference between the upper and lower
cutoff frequencies of, for example, a filter, a communication channel, or a signal spectrum, and is typically measured in
hertz. Bandwidth in hertz is a central concept in many fields, including electronics, information theory,
radio communications,
signal processing, and spectroscopy.
In computer networking literature,
digital bandwidth often refers to
data rate measured in bit/s, for example
channel capacity (digital bandwidth capacity) or
throughput (digital bandwidth consumption). The reason for this usage is that the channel capacity in bit/s is proportional to the analogue bandwidth in hertz according to
Hartley's law.
Overview
Bandwidth is a key concept in many applications. In
radio communications, for example, bandwidth is the range of frequencies occupied by a
modulated carrier wave, whereas in
optics it is the width of an individual spectral line or the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
There is no
single universal precise definition of bandwidth, as it is vaguely understood to be a measure of how wide a function is in the frequency domain.
For different applications there are different precise definitions. For example, one definition of bandwidth could be the range of frequencies beyond which the frequency function is zero. This would correspond to the mathematical notion of the
support (mathematics) of a function (i.e., the total "length" of values for which the function is nonzero). A less strict and more practically useful definition will refer to the frequencies where the frequency function is
small. Small could mean less than 3
decibel below (i.e., less than half of) the maximum value, or more rarely 10 dB, or it could mean below a certain absolute value. As with any definition of the
width of a function, many definitions are suitable for different purposes.
According to the
Shannon–Hartley theorem, the data rate of reliable communication is directly proportional to the frequency range of the signal used for the communication. In this context, the word bandwidth can refer to either the data rate or the frequency range of the communication system (or both).
Analog systems
ically scaled.
For
analog signals, which can be mathematically viewed as functions of time,
bandwidth BW or \Delta f is the width, measured in
hertz, of the frequency range in which the signal's
Fourier transform is nonzero. Because this range of non-zero amplitude may be very broad, this definition is often relaxed so that the bandwidth is defined as the range of frequencies where the signal's Fourier transform has a power above a certain amplitude threshold, commonly half the maximum value (half power \approx -3 dB, since 10 \mathrm{log}_{10}(1/2) \approx -3 ; see Decibel). Bandwidth of a signal is a measure of how rapidly its parameters (e.g. amplitude and phase) fluctuate with respect to time. Hence, the greater the bandwidth, the faster the variation in the signal parameters may be. The wordbandwidth applies to signals as described above, but it could also apply to
systems. In the latter case, to say that a system has a certain bandwidth means that the system can process signals of that bandwidth.
A
baseband bandwidth is a specification of only the highest frequency limit of a signal. A non-baseband bandwidth is a difference between highest and lowest frequencies.
As an example, the (non-baseband) 3-dB bandwidth of the function depicted in the figure is \Delta f = f_2 - f_1 \,, whereas other definitions of bandwidth would yield a different answer.
A commonly used quantity is
fractional bandwidth. This is the bandwidth of a device divided by its center frequency. E.g., a device that has a bandwidth of 2 MHz with center frequency 10 MHz will have a fractional bandwidth of 2/10, or 20%.
The fact that
real numbers baseband systems have both negative and positive frequencies can lead to confusion about bandwidth, since they are sometimes referred to only by the positive half, and one will occasionally see expressions such as B = 2W, where B is the total bandwidth, and W is the positive bandwidth. For instance, this signal would require a
lowpass filter with cutoff frequency of at least W to stay intact.
The 3-dB bandwidth of an
electronic filter is the part of the filter's frequency response that lies within 3 dB of the response at its peak, which is typically at or near its
center frequency.
In signal processing and control theory the bandwidth is the frequency at which the closed-loop system gain drops 3 dB below peak.
In basic electric circuit theory when studying Band-pass and Band-reject filters the bandwidth represents the distance between the two points in the frequency domain where the signal is \frac{1}{\sqrt{2--> of the maximum signal amplitude (half power).
In photonics, the term bandwidth occurs in a variety of meanings:
- the bandwidth of the output of some light source, e.g., an ASE source or a laser; the bandwidth of ultrashort optical pulses can be particularly large
- the width of the frequency range that can be transmitted by some element, e.g. an optical fiber
- the gain bandwidth of an optical amplifier
- the width of the range of some other phenomenon (e.g., a reflection, the phase matching of a nonlinear process, or some resonance)
- the maximum modulation frequency (or range of modulation frequencies) of an optical modulator
- the range of frequencies in which some measurement apparatus (e.g., a powermeter) can operate
- the data rate (e.g., in Gbit/s) achieved in an optical communication system
Meaning of bandwidth in web hosting
In Web hosting service, the term "bandwidth" is often used metaphorically, to describe the amount of data that can be transferred to or from the website or server, measured in bytes transferred over a prescribed period of time. This can be more accurately described as "Monthly Data Transfer."
Web hosting companies often quote a monthly Bandwidth cap for a website, for example 500
gigabytes per month. If visitors to the website download a total greater than 500 gigabytes in one month, the bandwidth limit will have been exceeded.
See also
bandwidth from FOLDOC
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