OP-AMP Key Terms
OP-AMP Key Terms
OP-AMP Key Terms
ck. CMRR Common-mode rejection ratio: the ratio of open-loop gain to common-mode gain; a mea-sure of an op-amp's ability to reject common-mode signals. Inverting amplifier: An op-amp closed-loop configuration in which the input signal is applied to the inverting input. Negative feedback: The process of returning a portion of the output signal to the input of an amplifier such that it is out of phase with the input signal. Non-inverting amplifier: An op-amp closed-loop configuration in which [he input signal is applied to the non-inverting input. Open-loop voltage gain: The voltage gain of an op-amp without external feedback. Operational amplifier: A type of amplifier that has very high voltage gain, very high input impedance, very low output impedance, and good rejection of common-mode signals. Slew rate: The rate of change of the output voltage of an op-amp in response to a step input. Voltage-follower: A closed-loop, noninveI1ing op-amp with a voltage gain of 1. Common mode: A condition characterized by the presence of the same signal on both op-amp inputs. Comparator: A circuit that compares two input voltages and produces an output in either of two states indicating the greater than or less than relationship of the inputs. Differentiator: A circuit that produces an output which approximates the instantaneous rate of change of the input functions. Integrator: A circuit that produces an output which approximates the area under the curve of the input functions. Summing amplifier: An op-amp configuration with two or more inputs that produces an output voltage that is proportional to the negative of the algebraic sum of its input voltages.