3 dB implies 1/2 the power and since the power is proportional to the square of voltage, the voltage will be 0,707 of the passband voltage. sqrt(0.5) = 0.707
A: It is a standard statement to signify that the amplitude is one half.
3db frequency is the frequency at which the value in the graph is reduced by 3db level It's also known as the half-power point.
Amplifiers react differently to different frequencies. The amount that an amplifier reacts is usually measured in power (decibels). At a certain frequency (usually higher frequencies) the amplifier will react (output) only 50% of the power it is given (this works out to -3dB) this is the standard cutoff frequency and the cutoff region is anywhere below -3dB on a bode plot(This is a plot which shows the frequency input versus the response. These are very common when talking about amplifier characteristics).
They used the Hastings' Cutoff
Each 3db doubles the apparent volume.
In a 3dB coupler, the "dB" stands for decibels, which is a unit to measure the attenuation or gain of a signal. The 3dB value indicates that the signal power is divided equally among the output ports, resulting in a 3dB loss compared to the input signal power.
The -3dB point is the point of half power. In a filter, the -3dB point, more commonly called the half-power point, is the point where the output power is one half the input power. A bandpass filter has two half-power points, and the distance between them is called the bandwidth, whereas a low-pass or high-pass filter has one half-power point, which is called the cutoff frequency. In terms of voltage, the half-power point is where the voltage is 0.707 (1 / square root(2)) of the input voltage.
Bandwidth is typically measured from the two -3dB points on each end of the response curve. You find the two points where the response is -3dB (half power) and measure the distance between them. That is your bandwidth.
50% Coupler :D
3Db
Its 1 divided by time: 1/t
The pich of a sound is the perception of its freqency.