Broad-band amplifier

• US 5,345,191 A
• Filed: 07/30/1993
• Issued: 09/06/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Leader Electronics Corp.
• Original Assignee: Leader Electronics Corp.
• Inventors: Tanaka, Naojiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Mullins, James B.
• Application Number:
  US08/099,569
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 330/9, 330/85, 330/87, 330/97, 330/277, 330/290, 330/300, 330/151
• US Class Current: 330/277
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/483 with field-effect transistors

Abstract

Voltage control means output to a variable resistance part 2 a control voltage proportionate to an error between an input detection signal of an input terminal T_i of a source follower field-effect transistor 1 and an output detection signal of an output-side transistor 5. Although said variable resistance part 2 changes its resistance value in accordance with a control voltage, a drain current flowing from the field-effect transistor to said variable resistance part is maintained constant by a constant-current source 3. Thus, an output voltage of the output side transistor changes in accordance with said error, thereby controlling the input detection voltage and the output detection voltage to be constantly the same.

Claims

1. A broad-band amplifier comprising:

a source follower field-effect transistor which is connected to an input terminal,

a constant current source which is connected to a source side of the field-effect transistor to provide a constant source current,

a voltage variable resistance element which varies a value of resistance in accordance with a control voltage to be applied, an output terminal and an input terminal thereof being connected to the constant current source and a source of the field-effect transistor respectively,

an output side transistor to which a voltage signal of the output terminal of the voltage variable resistance element is supplied, and

a voltage control means which applies an error between an output detection voltage of the output side transistor and an input detection voltage of the input terminal as a control voltage on the voltage variable resistance element, whereby the input detection voltage and output detection voltage are controlled to be almost the same.

2. A broad-band amplifier according to claim 1 further comprising:

a variable gain amplifier which amplifies a voltage signal of the output terminal of the voltage variable resistance element and sends the amplified signal to the output side transistor, and

an output voltage adjusting means which adjusts a level of the output detection voltage of the output side transistor along with switching of a gain of the variable gain amplifier.

3. A broad-band amplifier according to claim 1, wherein the input detection voltage is generated by dividing resistances connected to the input terminal of the field-effect transistor while the output detection voltage is generated by dividing resistances connected to an output terminal of the output side transistor.

4. A broad-band amplifier according to claim 2, wherein the input detection voltage is generated by dividing resistances connected to the input terminal of the field-effect transistor while the output detection voltage is generated by dividing resistances connected to an output terminal of the output side transistor.