Analysis on frequency response of trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) for signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) enhancement in optical signal detection system using lock-in amplifier (LIA)

Ji-Hoon Kim; Su-Jin Jeon; Myung-Gi Ji; Jun-Hee Park; Young-Wan Choi

doi:10.1117/12.2250731

20 February 2017 Analysis on frequency response of trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) for signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) enhancement in optical signal detection system using lock-in amplifier (LIA)

Ji-Hoon Kim, Su-Jin Jeon, Myung-Gi Ji, Jun-Hee Park, Young-Wan Choi

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Proceedings Volume 10107, Smart Photonic and Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XIX; 1010713 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250731
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Lock-in amplifier (LIA) has been widely used in optical signal detection systems because it can measure small signal under high noise level. Generally, The LIA used in optical signal detection system is composed of transimpedance amplifier (TIA), phase sensitive detector (PSD) and low pass filter (LPF). But commercial LIA using LPF is affected by flicker noise. To avoid flicker noise, there is 2ω detection LIA using BPF. To improve the dynamic reserve (DR) of the 2ω LIA, the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the TIA should be improved. According to the analysis of frequency response of the TIA, the noise gain can be minimized by proper choices of input capacitor (Ci) and feed-back network in the TIA in a specific frequency range. In this work, we have studied how the SNR of the TIA can be improved by a proper choice of frequency range. We have analyzed the way to control this frequency range through the change of passive component in the TIA. The result shows that the variance of the passive component in the TIA can change the specific frequency range where the noise gain is minimized in the uniform gain region of the TIA.

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Ji-Hoon Kim, Su-Jin Jeon, Myung-Gi Ji, Jun-Hee Park, and Young-Wan Choi "Analysis on frequency response of trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) for signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) enhancement in optical signal detection system using lock-in amplifier (LIA)", Proc. SPIE 10107, Smart Photonic and Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XIX, 1010713 (20 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250731

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Signal to noise ratio

Signal detection

Optical amplifiers

Interference (communication)

Capacitors

Optical sensors

Signal processing

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