A CM choke is essentially a transformer that in the ideal case inserts the magnetizing inductance twice over in series with CM noise appearing at the input to both windings, and no inductance due to perfect field cancellation to difference signals. However, like all transformers: neither the coupling nor the inductive responses are ideal and hence the performance curves to tell you what a given part really does under the stated test conditions. Quality manufacturers such as Laird provide substantial theory of operation and application note data for their devices that can assist you. "common mode choke tutorial" returns 43,000+ hits in Google. Good reading. Steve. On 1/21/2013 4:11 AM, 李晖 wrote: > Hi All: > I have a spec of Onsemi's EMI4182 common mode filter. There's a figure > which depicts its common and differential mode impedance vs Frequency. I'm > confused with it, why the differential mode impedance varies with > frequency? Please recommend some articles or books which can help to > clarify it. I know discontinuous impedance will induce refection of input > signal, if the input signal are the digital clocks of MIPI whose working > frequency is 500Mhz but its band width would be several GHz, dose it mean > the reflection of this signal is inevitable? > In such scenario, how to choose an appropriate common mode filter? > Yours. > > > > -- Steve Weir IPBLOX, LLC 150 N. Center St. #211 Reno, NV 89501 www.ipblox.com (775) 299-4236 Business (866) 675-4630 Toll-free (707) 780-1951 Fax All contents Copyright (c)2012 IPBLOX, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This e-mail may contain confidential material. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all records and notify the sender. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu