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Amplifier Frequency Response: VT Avt

1) An ideal amplifier reproduces its input signal exactly but with a larger magnitude, exhibiting a constant gain over all frequencies (infinite bandwidth). 2) However, ideal amplifiers are impossible to build because they would require instantaneous propagation (zero delay) and infinite bandwidth. 3) Real amplifiers have a finite bandwidth defined by cutoff frequencies where the gain decreases, and introduce a small but constant propagation delay. This results in the output signal being phase shifted relative to the input.

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Amplifier Frequency Response: VT Avt

1) An ideal amplifier reproduces its input signal exactly but with a larger magnitude, exhibiting a constant gain over all frequencies (infinite bandwidth). 2) However, ideal amplifiers are impossible to build because they would require instantaneous propagation (zero delay) and infinite bandwidth. 3) Real amplifiers have a finite bandwidth defined by cutoff frequencies where the gain decreases, and introduce a small but constant propagation delay. This results in the output signal being phase shifted relative to the input.

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Amplifier Frequency
Response
An ideal amplifier takes an input signal and reproduces it
exactly at its output, only with a larger magnitude!

vin( t ) Av vout( t ) = Av vin( t )

where Av is the voltage gain of the amplifier.

Now, lets express this result using our linear circuit theory !

Recall, the output vout( t ) of a linear device can be determined


by convolving its input vin( t ) with the device impulse response
g (t ) :
t
vout (t ) = g (t -t
)vin (t
)dt
-

The impulse response for the ideal amplifier would therefore


be:
g (t ) = Av d (t )
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so that:
t
vout (t ) = g (t -t
)vin (t
)dt
-
t
= Av d (t -t
)vin (t
)dt
-

= Av vin (t )

We can alternatively represent the ideal amplifier response in


the frequency domain, by taking the Fourier Transform of the
impulse response:

- j wt
G (w ) = g
(t )e dt
-

- j wt
= A d (t )e
v dt
-

= Av + j 0
This result, although simple, has an interesting interpretation.
It means that the amplifier exhibits of magnitude gain of A v for
sinusoidal signals of any and all frequencies!
G w

Av

w
Moreover, the ideal amplifier does not alter the relative phase
of the sinusoidal signal (i.e., no phase shift).
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In other words, if:


vin (t ) = cos (wt )

then at the output of the ideal amplifier we shall see:

vout (t ) = G w cos (wt + G w )


= Av cos (wt )

BUT, there is one big problem with an ideal amplifier:

They are impossible to build !!

Q: Why is that ??

A: Two reasons:

a) An ideal amplifier has infinite bandwidth.

b) An ideal amplifier has zero delay.

Not gonna happen !

Lets look at this first problem first. The ideal amplifier


impulse response g (t ) = Av d (t ) means that the signal at the
output occurs instantaneously with the signal at the input. This
of course cannot happen, as it takes some small, but non-zero
amount of time for the signal to propagate through the
amplifier. A more realizable amplifier impulse response is:
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g (t ) = Av d (t - t )

resulting in an amplifier output of:

t
vout (t ) = g (t -t
)v in (t
)dt
-
t
= A d (t - t -t
v )v in (t
)dt
-

= Av vin (t - t )

In other words, the output is both an amplified and delayed


version of the input.

* Note the delay does not distort the signal, as the output
has the same form as the input.

* Moreover, the delay for electronic devices such as


amplifiers is very small in comparison to human time scales (i.e.,
t = 1 second ).

* Therefore, propagation delay t is not considered a


problem for most amplifier applications.

BUT, the delay better be a constant with frequency (otherwise,


signal distortion results)!
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Lets examine what this delay means in the frequency domain.

Evaluating the Fourier Transform of this modified impulse


response gives:

- j wt
G (w ) = g
(t ) e dt
-

= A d (t - t ) e
v
- j wt
dt
-

= Av cos (wt ) + j Av sin (wt )


= Av e j wt

We see that, as with the ideal amplifier, the magnitude


G (w ) = Av . However, the relative phase is now:

G w = wt

As a result, if vin t = cos (wt ) , the output signal will be:

vout (t ) = G w cos (wt - G w )


= Av cos (wt - wt )

In other words, the output signal of a real amplifier is phase


shifted with respect to the input.

Now, lets examine the second problem with the ideal amplifier.
This problem is best discussed in the frequency domain.
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We discovered that the ideal amplifier has a frequency


response of G w = Av . Note this means that the amplifier gain
is Av for all frequencies 0 w (D.C. to daylight !).

The bandwidth of the ideal amplifier is therefore infinite !

* Since every electronic device will exhibit some amount of


inductance, capacitance, and resistance, every device will have a
finite bandwidth.

* In other words, there will be frequencies where the device


does not work !

* From the standpoint of an amplifier, not working means A v


< 1 (i.e., no gain).

* Microwave/RF amplifiers will therefore have finite


bandwidths.

There is a range of frequencies w between w L and wH where


the gain will (approximately) be Av. For frequencies outside this
range, the gain will typically be small (i.e. Av 0 ):

Av w L w wH
G w =
0 w w L , w wH
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The width of this frequency range is called the amplifier


bandwidth:
Bandwidth B wH - wL (radians/sec)
B fL - fH (cycles/sec)

G w

Av

w
wL wH

One result of having a finite bandwidth is that the amplifier


impulse response is not an impulse function !


G (w ) e + j wt dt Av d (t - t )
g (t ) =
-

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