
424 Network Analysis and Synthesis
10.7 POLES AND ZEROS OF NETWORK FUNCTIONS
From the denominator of the transfer function, we get the poles, and from the numerator of the
transfer function, we get the zeros. These poles and zeros are then plotted in the s-plane. The
positions of the poles and zeros provide us information about the stability condition of the net-
work. In this section, we study poles and zeros of a network function.
10.7.1 Poles of a Network Function
Poles are those complex frequencies, that is, values of ‘s’ for which the network function
becomes infinite.
Consider a network function
Zs
s
ss s
()
()
=
+
1
Now, for s = 0, -2 and ...