OPA657
OPA657
SBOS197B – DECEMBER 2001 – REVISED MAY 2004
1.6GHz, Low-Noise, FET-Input
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The OPA657 combines a high gain bandwidth, low distor-tion,
voltage-feedback op amp with a low voltage noise JFET-input
stage to offer a very high dynamic range amplifier for high
precision ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter) driving or wideband
transimpedance applications. Photodiode applications will see
improved noise and bandwidth using this decompensated,
high gain bandwidth amplifier.
● HIGH GAIN BANDWIDTH PRODUCT: 1.6GHz
● HIGH BANDWIDTH 275MHz (G = +10)
● LOW INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE: ±0.25mV
● LOW INPUT BIAS CURRENT: 2pA
● LOW INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE: 4.8nV/ Hz
● HIGH OUTPUT CURRENT: 70mA
Very low level signals can be significantly amplified in a single
OPA657 gain stage with exceptional bandwidth and accuracy.
Having a high 1.6GHz gain bandwidth product will give >
10MHz signal bandwidths up to gains of 160V/V (44dB). The
very low input bias current and capacitance will support this
performance even for relatively high source impedances.
● FAST OVERDRIVE RECOVERY
APPLICATIONS
● WIDEBAND PHOTODIODE AMPLIFIER
● WAFER SCANNING EQUIPMENT
● ADC INPUT AMPLIFIER
Broadband photodetector applications will benefit from the low
voltage noise JFET inputs for the OPA657. The JFET input
contributes virtually no current noise while for broadband
applications, a low voltage noise is also required. The low
4.8nV/ Hz input voltage noise will provide exceptional input
sensitivity for higher bandwidth applications. The example
shown below will give a total equivalent input noise current of
1.8pA/ Hz over a 10MHz bandwidth.
● TEST AND MEASUREMENT FRONT END
● HIGH GAIN PRECISION AMPLIFIER
RELATED OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER PRODUCTS
200kΩ TRANSIMPEDANCE BANDWIDTH
116
SLEW VOLTAGE
10MHz Bandwidth
VS BW RATE NOISE
DEVICE (V) (MHz) (V/µS) (nV/√HZ) AMPLIFIER DESCRIPTION
106
OPA355 +5 200
OPA655 ±5 400
OPA656 ±5 500
OPA627 ±15 16
THS4601 ±15 180
300
290
170
55
5.80
6
Unity-Gain Stable CMOS
Unity-Gain Stable FET-Input
Unity-Gain Stable FET-Input
Unity-Gain Stable FET-Input
Unity-Gain Stable FET-Input
96
86
76
66
7
4.5
5.4
100
0.1pF
200kΩ
100kHz
1MHz
Frequency
10MHz
50MHz
λ
VO
OPA657
(12pF)
–Vb
Wideband Photodiode Transimpedance Amplifier
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