Very-low frequency capacitively coupled AC amplifier with a current feedback operational amplifier

In this paper, we propose the idea of using transimpedance amplifiers, in lieu of operational amplifiers (OAs) or transconductance amplifiers (OTAs) to design capacitively coupled AC amplifiers. The idea is demonstrated with a current feedback operational amplifier (CFOA) as an active element, which...

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Autores: Beloso Legarra, Javier, Cruz Blas, Carlos Aristóteles de la, Carlosena García, Alfonso, Martincorena Arraiza, Maite
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/45948
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/45948
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AC coupled amplifier
Bootstrapping
CFOA
Low frequency
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Sumario:In this paper, we propose the idea of using transimpedance amplifiers, in lieu of operational amplifiers (OAs) or transconductance amplifiers (OTAs) to design capacitively coupled AC amplifiers. The idea is demonstrated with a current feedback operational amplifier (CFOA) as an active element, which is actually an architecture consisting of voltage buffers and current copiers (mirrors). This last characteristic is further exploited to make the corner frequency of the AC amplifier tunable by means of bootstrapping low-valued resistors with the output buffer. It is particularly suited to achieve very-low corner frequencies as needed in applications such as bio- or seismic signals. The idea is demonstrated with simulations and experimental results with a discrete implementation.