ECE 1204 (Section B) Lab Expt 02
ECE 1204 (Section B) Lab Expt 02
Khulna University
Experiment No: 02
Experiment Name: COMMON SOURCE JFET AMPLIFIER
Submitted to:
AIM: To study the frequency response of a Common Source Field Effect Transistor and to find the
Bandwidth from the Response.
APPARATUS:
THEORY:
In Common Source Amplifier Circuit Source terminal is common to both the input and output
terminals. In this Circuit input is applied between Gate and Source and the output is taken from Drain
and the source. JFET amplifiers provide an excellent voltage gain with the added advantage of high
input impedance and other characteristics JFETs are often preferred over BJTS for certain types of
applications. The CS amplifier of JFET is analogous to CE amplifier of BJT.A common-source
amplifier is one of three basic single-stage field-effect transistor (FET) amplifier topologies, typically
used a voltage as or transconductance amplifier. The easiest way to tell if a FET is common source,
common drain, or common gate is to examine where the signal enters and leaves. The remaining
terminal is what is known as "common".
In this example, the signal enters the gate, and exits the drain. The only terminal remaining is the
source. This is a common-source FET circuit. The analogous bipolar junction transistor circuit is may
be viewed as a transconductance amplifier or as a voltage amplifier. (See classification of amplifiers).
As a transconductance amplifier, the input voltage is seen as modulating the current going to the load.
As a voltage amplifier, input voltage modulates the amount of current flowing through the FET,
changing the voltage across the output resistance according to Ohm's law.
However, the FET device's output resistance typically is not high enough for a reasonable
transconductance amplifier (ideally infinite), nor low enough for a decent voltage amplifier (ideally
zero). Another major drawback is the amplifier's limited high-frequency response. Therefore, in
practice the output often is routed through either a voltage follower (common-drain or CD stage), or a
current follower (common-gate or CG stage), to obtain more favorable output and frequency
characteristics. The CS-CG combination is called a cascade amplifier.
Circuit Diagram:
PROCEDURE:
TABULAR FORM:
Sl.No Frequency (Hz) O/P Voltage, Vo (V) Voltage Gain Av-Vo/Vi Av in dB -20 log (Av)
1 100
2 200
3 300
4 500
5 700
6 1K
7 3K
8 5K
9 7K
10 10K
PRECAUTIONS: