Data Sheet AD9631/AD9632
Rev. D | Page 17 of 20
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
The AD9631/AD9632 are voltage feedback amplifiers well
suited for applications such as photodetectors, active filters,
and log amplifiers. The wide bandwidth (320 MHz), phase
margin (65°), low current noise (2.0 pA/√Hz), and slew rate
(1300 V/µs) of the devices give higher performance capabilities
to these applications over previous voltage feedback designs.
With a settling time of 16 ns to 0.01% and 11 ns to 0.1%, the
devices are an excellent choice for DAC I/V conversion. The
same characteristics along with low harmonic distortion make
them a good choice for ADC buffering/amplification. With
superb linearity at relatively high signal frequencies, the
AD9631/AD9632 are ideal drivers for ADCs up to 12 bits.
OPERATION AS A VIDEO LINE DRIVER
The AD9631/AD9632 have been designed to offer outstanding
performance as video line drivers. The important specifications
of differential gain (0.02%) and differential phase (0.02°) meet
the most exacting HDTV demands for driving video loads.
Figure 64. Video Line Driver
ACTIVE FILTERS
The wide bandwidth and low distortion of the AD9631/
AD9632 are ideal for the realization of higher bandwidth active
filters. These characteristics, while being more common in
many current feedback op amps, are offered in the AD9631/
AD9632 in a voltage feedback configuration. Many active
filter configurations are not realizable with current feedback
amplifiers.
A multiple feedback active filter requires a voltage feedback
amplifier and is more demanding of op amp performance than
other active filter configurations, such as the Sallen-Key. In
general, the amplifier should have a bandwidth that is at least
10 times the bandwidth of the filter if problems due to phase
shift of the amplifier are to be avoided.
Figure 65 is an example of a 20 MHz low-pass multiple feedback
active filter using an AD9632.
Figure 65. Active Filter Circuit
Choose
F
O
= cutoff frequency = 20 MHz
α = damping ratio = 1/Q = 2
H = absolute value of circuit gain =
Then
+V
S
0.1µF
0.1µF
10µF
10µF
–V
S
V
OUT
V
IN
AD9631/
AD9632
75Ω
75Ω
75Ω
274Ω 274Ω
75Ω
CABLE
75Ω
CABLE
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0.1µF
10µF
0.1µF
10µF
V
OUT
V
IN
+5V
–5V
AD9632
100Ω
C1
50pF
R3
78.7Ω
R4
154Ω
R1
154Ω
C2
100pF
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