Bessel Filter
Butterworth and Chebyshev filters with sharp
cutoffs (high order) carry a penalty that is
evident from the positions of their poles in
the s plane. Bringing the poles closer to the
j axis increases their Q, which degrades the
filter's transient response. Overshoot or
ringing at the response edges can result.
The Bessel filter represents a trade-off in the
opposite direction from the Butterworth. The
Bessel's poles lie on a locus further from the
j axis. Transient response is improved, but
at the expense of a less steep cutoff in the
stop-band.