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(Note that here we\u2019ve drawn the non-inverting input on the top! Sometimes, as is the case here, doing so makes the diagram prettier.) How does this work? Remember that the output must change so as to keep the input it\u2019s connected to (the inverting input in this case) equal in voltage to the other input, when there\u2019s negative feedback at work, as is the case here. Let\u2019s say the non-inverting input is at 1 V.<\/p>\n

What voltage does the output have to get to such that the voltage at the inverting input is also 1 V? There\u2019s a voltage divider present, with the output at the top, the inverting input at the middle, and ground at the bottom. So, the output must get to 3 V such that there\u2019s 1 V present at the inverting input, thus the gain of the ampli\ufb01er is 3. Whatever voltage is present at the non-inverting input (positive or negative!), the output voltage will be 3 times larger.<\/p>\n

In general, the gain is 1 + R2\/R1. Note that in the limit that R2 is 0 \u03a9 (a wire) and R1 is in\ufb01nity \u03a9 (open), we have gain of 1, so we recover the simple emitter- follower bu\ufb00er from above. The input impedance is very large, which is a great thing, since it goes directly into an op-amp input.<\/p>\n

But, there\u2019s no way to get a gain less than 1, or a negative (inverting) Op-amps gain. And the common mode voltage (average of the two inputs) varies far from 0, leading to possible distortion. Inverting Ampli\ufb01er The inverting op-amp con\ufb01guration, shown in the following \ufb01gure, solves these issues. The tradeo\ufb00is that input impedance is now small, equal to R1, and it always inverts the signal. The non-inverting input is grounded. So the op-amp must adjust the output so that the invert- ing input is also at 0 V.<\/p>\n

The inverting input is called a virtual ground in this case. It\u2019s not really a ground, but the voltage there will be kept at 0 V by the op-amp (or at least it will try to keep it at 0 V). There is again a voltage divider, with the output at the top, the inverting input in the middle, and the input signal at the bottom. For the case shown in the following \ufb01gure, if the input signal from the signal generator is at 1 V, the output would need to be at \u22123 V to make the voltage at the inverting input 0 V.<\/p>\n

Thus, both inputs are always very near ground, so the common mode voltage is very small, thus there\u2019s very little risk of distortion.<\/p>\n

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In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. ISBN 9789819821556 (hardcover) ISBN 9789819821563 (ebook for institutions) ISBN 9789819821570 (ebook for individuals) For any available supplementary material, please visit https:\/\/www.worldscientific.com\/worldscibooks\/10.1142\/14535#t=suppl Desk Editors: Eshak Nabi Akbar Ali\/Muhammad Ihsan Typeset by Stallion Press Email: enquiries@stallionpress.com Printed in Singapore Foreword Electronics have become central to experimental science, and are only becoming more important with each passing year. They are essential parts of experimental setups, from small quantum computing experi- ments to the mega particle detectors at the LHC.<\/p>\n

Most of these elec- tronics are either purchased from professional companies or designed by professional engineers hired by the experiments. But scientists must understand them in order to design the setups and experiments in the \ufb01rst place, and integrate them into the experiments optimally. They also need to know some basic electronics to debug, test, and use these fancy setups. Students can often only make good progress doing research on experiments if they have basic electronics knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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