In order to help his friend prepare for a talk at DEFCON this weekend, [Craig] built an IR photodiode amplifier circuit. The circuit extended the detection range of the hack from a few inches to a few ...

In researching my latest article I ran across this paper about a “robust” photodiode amplifier (pdf). I use the scare quotes on purpose, since the whole article seemed a little fishy to me. The author ...

1. This circuit uses a JFET to bootstrap the cathode of the photodiode. It eliminates the effect of diode resistance and capacitance. This improves bandwidth and reduces noise, but puts a dc voltage ...

Linear Technology’s Glen Brisebois, winner of an EDN Innovation award for best contributed article, noticed my JFET blog post and was nice enough to send along a note and some circuits he likes for ...

Analysis using spreadsheets can sometimes fill a gap in circuit simulation programs by providing a quick and reliable way to determine circuit performance along with the flexibility to display results ...

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