Precision Design and Fabrication of Noise-free High-Frequency Amplifier Board for Enhanced Signal Processing

ME, Department of Instrumentation, VES Institute of Technology, Mumbai-74, India

^* e-mail: so.narvekar@gmail.com
^** e-mail: kadambari.sharma@ves.ac.in

Abstract

An optical signal processing system is widely used for long-distance signal transmission with high speed and low attenuation. It plays a fundamental role in optical communication systems that involves transmitting, receiving, amplifying, and manipulating optical signals which are high-frequency signals. This paper portrays the design of a high-frequency amplifier to amplify the low-amplitude high-frequency, electrical signal procured from the optical signal. A four-stage high frequency amplifier has been designed using an AD8009 high-frequency Op-amp for the highest frequency of 1GHz, and for the fastest rise time of 0.35 nanoseconds. This amplifier board incorporates the high-frequency PCB design rules related to the characteristic impedance, impedance matching, signal crosstalk, the propagation delay of the transmission lines, transmission techniques for the ground plane, and termination of transmission lines for the effective use of high-frequency signals. It has also counted on the issues of electromagnetic interference, power supply decoupling, noise, and high-speed operational amplifier. The proposed system resulted in suitable amplification of low amplitude high-frequency electrical signal, having no signal cross-talks, electromagnetic interference, signal ringing, signal reflections, and posed larger bandwidth. The improved quality of high frequency processed signals with good signal integrity and moderate circuit oscillations achieved by this system will benefit the optical communication system.