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Low Noise Transimpedance Amplifier
The circuit of Figure 11 implements a low-noise transim-
pedance amplifier commonly used with photo-diodes.
The transimpedance gain is set by R
f
. The simulated
frequency response is shown in Figure 12 and shows
the influence C
f
has over gain flatness. Equation 4
provides the total input current noise density (i
ni
) equa-
tion for the basic transimpedance configuration and is
plotted against feedback resistance (R
f
) showing all
contributing noise sources in Figure 13. This plot indi-
cates the expected total equivalent input current noise
density (i
ni
) for a given feedback resistance (R
f
). The total
equivalent output voltage noise density (e
no
) is i
ni
鈭桼
f
.
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Equation 4: Total Equivalent Input Refered Current
Very Low Noise Figure Amplifier
The circuit of Figure 14 implements a very low Noise
Figure amplifier using a step-up transformer combined
with a CLC425 and a CLC404. The circuit is configured
with a gain of 35.6dB. The circuit achieves measured
Noise Figures of less than 2.5dB in the 10-40MHz
region. 3
rd
order intercepts exceed +30dBm for frequen-
cies less than 40MHz and gain flatness of 0.5dB is measured
in the 1-50MHz pass bands. Application Note OA-14 provides
greater detail on these low Noise Figure techniques.
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