9 Application and Implementation

Note

Information in the following applications sections is not part of the TI component specification,

and TI does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. TI’s customers are responsible for

determining suitability of components for their purposes, as well as validating and testing their design

implementation to confirm system functionality.

9.1 Application Information

The OPA855 offers very high-bandwidth, high slew-rate, low noise, and better than –60 dBc of distortion

performance at frequencies of up to 100 MHz. These features make this device an excellent low-noise amplifier

in high-speed data acquisition systems.

9.2 Typical Applications

9.2.1 TIA in an Optical Front-End System

Figure 9-1 shows the OPA855 configured as a transimpedance amplifier (U1) in a wide-bandwidth, optical front-

end system. A second amplifier, the OPA859-Q1, configured as a unity-gain buffer (U2) sets a dc offset voltage

to the THS4520. The THS4520 is used to convert the single-ended transimpedance output of the OPA855 into

a differential output signal. The THS4520 drives the input of the ADS54J64, 14-bit, 1-GSPS analog-to-digital

converter (ADC) that digitizes the analog signal.

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Figure 9-1. OPA855 as a TIA in an Optical Front-End System

9.2.1.1 Design Requirements

The objective is to design a low noise, wideband optical front-end system using the OPA855 as a

transimpedance amplifier. The design requirements are:

• Amplifier supply voltage: 5 V

• TIA common-mode voltage: 3.8 V

• THS4520 gain: 1 V/V

• ADC input common-mode voltage: 1.3 V

• ADC analog differential input range: 1.1 VPP

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