EE2102 Analog Electronics

Tutorial 9
Assoc Prof See Kye Yak
Office: S2-B2C-112
email: [email protected]

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Q1. An amplifier has a transfer function:

Sketch the Bode magnitude plot for the gain response. Use the plot to
estimate the values for the amplifier gain at 103 rad/s and 106 rad/s
respectively. What should be the actual values of the gain at these
frequencies? Determine the bandwidth of the response.

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To determine the frequency response, let s

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1st term: 40 dB (it does not change with )

2nd term: increase at +40 dB/decade for  > 0

3rd term: decreases at 20 dB/decade for  > 10 rad/s

4th term: decreases at 20 dB/decade for  > 103 rad/s

5th term: decreases at 20dB/decade for  > 106 rad/s

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When  > 0, it changes at +40 dB/dec When  > 106 rad/s, it changes at 020 = 20 dB/dec

When  > 10 rad/s, it changes at +4020 = +20dB/dec

When  > 103 rad/s, it changes at +2020 = 0 dB 8

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Actual magnitude at rad/s:

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

It is a low-pass filter (LPF) with cut-off frequency

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If 

If

If 

It is a high-pass filter (HPF) with cut-off frequency

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 Q2. Using the following catalog of filters at your disposal:
vi vo
vi
R vo C
C R

Passive LPF C2
Passive HPF
R2
C2 vi
C2 – vo
R2 R2 C1 R1
vi +
vi –
vo – vo
R1
+ C1
+ Active HPF + LPF
Active LPF Active HPF

Design a filter cascade (e.g. Active HPF + Active LPF + Passive HPF) that will implement the
transfer function T(s) in Q1. Use resistance values from 1 - 1G, and capacitance values from
1pF – 1mF. Run a .AC simulation in LTspice using an ideal Opamp (set Aol=GBW=1000G), to
verify if the Bode plot matches with your answer to Q1.
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Active HPF with cut-off Active HPF with cut-off Passive LPF with cut-off
at 10 rad/s at 103 rad/s at 106 rad/s 15
Active HPF with cut-off frequency at 10 rad/s

Choose C1 =100 nF, C2 = 0.1 nF = 100 pF

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Active HPF with cut-off frequency at 103 rad/s

Choose C1 =100 nF, C2 = 0.1 nF = 100 pF

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Passive LPF with cut-off frequency at 106 rad/s

Choose C =100 pF

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Final circuit

Perform the simulation (note: 1 rad/s = 0.159 Hz, 10 rad/s = 1.59 Hz,
103 rad/s = 159 Hz, 106 rad/s = 159 kHz)
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