A filter is a device that transmits light of different wavelengths selectively, usually a plane glass or plastic element in the optical path that is coloured or has an coating. The optical properties of a filter are completely described by their frequency response, which specifies the amplitude and phase of each frequency component of the input signal that is modified by the filter
 
             
                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                         
                                         
                                        
