negative feedback amplifier

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A negative feedback amplifier is an electronic amplifier design that feeds a portion of its output back to its input in opposition to reduce distortion, stabilize gain, and improve overall performance.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf electronic amplifier topology
feedback system
analyzedBy control theory
feedback theory
small-signal analysis
appliedIn RF amplifiers
audio power amplifiers
control systems
instrumentation amplifiers
operational amplifier circuits
canBeImplementedWith bipolar junction transistor amplifier
field-effect transistor amplifier
operational amplifier
vacuum tube amplifier
hasComponent feedback network
forward gain block
input summing node
output node
hasEffect can increase low-frequency stability
can shape frequency response
extends high-frequency response
reduces effective gain compared to open-loop gain
reduces noise contribution of active device within loop
reduces output offset in some designs
hasFeedbackType current-series feedback
current-shunt feedback
voltage-series feedback
voltage-shunt feedback
hasProperty improved bias stability
improved repeatability
potential for oscillation if poorly compensated
reduced gain variation with temperature
reduced nonlinear distortion
reduced sensitivity to parameter variations
tradeoff between gain and bandwidth
hasPurpose control input impedance
control output impedance
improve linearity
improve overall performance
increase bandwidth
reduce distortion
stabilize gain
relatedTo closed-loop control system
positive feedback amplifier
uses negative feedback
usesConcept Bode plot
Nyquist stability criterion
closed-loop gain
error signal
feedback factor
gain margin
loop gain
open-loop gain
phase margin
stability margin

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Harold Stephen Black knownFor negative feedback amplifier