Title :
A low noise op-amp transimpedance amplifier for LIDAR applications
Author :
Auckloo, Akeel ; Tozer, Richard ; David, John ; Chee Hing Tan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
This paper reports design methodology, implementation and characterisation of a low noise op-amp transimpedance amplifier. An equivalent input noise current of 3 pA/√Hz is reported, making it suitable for low noise applications such as LIDAR.
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; low noise amplifiers; operational amplifiers; optical radar; LIDAR applications; design methodology; equivalent input noise current; low noise op-amp transimpedance amplifier; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Frequency measurement; Noise measurement; Radio frequency; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), 2014 21st IEEE International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2014.7050054
