High Speed Transimpedance Amplifiers (Current Amplifiers) HCA

Features

  • Input noise down to 270 fA/√Hz
  • Bandwidth up to 400 MHz
  • Transimpedance amplifiers with gain up to 106 V/A
  • Flat frequency response
  • Stabilised and adjustable bias voltage output for biasing external photodiodes
  • EMI-shielded case
FEMTO transimpedance amplifier series HCA
Model -3 dB Bandwidth
(DC ...)		 Noise Current Transimpedance
(Gain)		 Rise /
Fall Time		 Maximum
Source Capacitance		 Datasheet
HCA-1M-1M 1 MHz 270 fA/√Hz 1 x 106 V/A 350 ns 50 pF
HCA-1M-1M-C 1 MHz 3.5 pA/√Hz 1 x 106 V/A 350 ns 2 nF
HCA-2M-1M 2 MHz 340 fA/√Hz 1 x 106 V/A 180 ns 25 pF
HCA-2M-1M-C 2 MHz 3.5 pA/√Hz 1 x 106 V/A 180 ns 1 nF
HCA-4M-500K 4 MHz 490 fA/√Hz 5 x 105 V/A 90 ns 15 pF
HCA-4M-500K-C 4 MHz 3.5 pA/√Hz 5 x 105 V/A 90 ns 500 pF
HCA-10M-100K 10 MHz 1.1 pA/√Hz 1 x 105 V/A 35 ns 15 pF
HCA-10M-100K-C 10 MHz 3.5 pA/√Hz 1 x 105 V/A 35 ns 150 pF
HCA-20M-100K-C 20 MHz 3.5 pA/√Hz 1 x 105 V/A 18 ns 50 pF
HCA-40M-100K-C 40 MHz 3.7 pA/√Hz 1 x 105 V/A 10 ns 30 pF
HCA-100M-50K-C 100 MHz 3.8 pA/√Hz 5 x 104 V/A 3.5 ns 20 pF*
HCA-200M-20K-C 200 MHz 4.9 pA/√Hz 2 x 104 V/A 1.9 ns 8 pF*
HCA-400M-5K-C 400 MHz 21 pA/√Hz 5 x 103 V/A 1 ns 10 pF*
Output voltage ±1.5 V, @ 50 Ω load. Offset adjustable by trimpot. Output short-circuit protected. Adjustable bias output (-12 V ... +12 V) for biasing photodetectors. Power supply via 3-pin Lemo® socket. A mating connector is provided with the device. Optional power supply PS-15 available. For further information please view the datasheet. NOTE: The maximum detector capacitance listed above means that up to this value the specified 3dB-bandwidth (±15 %) is guaranteed. Larger capacitances are also possible, but will slightly influence the bandwidth and frequency response. * For the ultra fast models HCA-100M-50K-C, HCA-200M-20K-C and HCA-400M-5K-C a reduction in bandwidth up to 25 % of the nominal values might occur if the source capacitance reaches the above noted maximum source capacitance values. Especially for these models short cables at the input and the use of low capacitance sources is of major importance. For further information please view the datasheet or contact FEMTO.

High frequency - only for specialists?

Users of high frequency components are often confronted with problems including unwanted oscillation, poor ground shielding, nonlinearities, gain peaking and bandwidth reduction caused by poorly designed amplifiers. FEMTO High Frequency Amplifiers have been designed to eliminate such unwanted problems. Insensitive to signal source parameters and input wiring, FEMTO High Frequency Amplifiers perform meticulously within their specifications. No gain peaking, oscillation or significant bandwidth reduction will occur, even for source capacitances up to maximum 2 nF (for the HCA-1M-1M-C).

Bandwidth independent of source capacitance

Merely a few picofarads of source capacitance can drastically decrease the bandwidth of high frequency current amplifiers. However, FEMTO Current Amplifiers do not have this limitation and are not influenced by a wide range of source capacitances. No frequency compensation or special adaptation is needed and the bandwidth and gain are constant up to the maximum source capacitance specified for each model.

C-Models

Amplifier models shown with an additional C are optimised for handling very large source capacitances up to nanofarads. They are very useful for measuring fast signals down to nanoseconds with large area detectors.

Transimpedance amplifiers with adjustable offset and bias voltage

For a high degree of flexibility FEMTO's HCA transimpedance amplifiers offer precise offset and bias control by two trimpots. The wide range of the adjustable input offset current compensation preserves full dynamics even for signals with large DC components. The voltage at the bias-output can be adjusted precisely from -12 to +12 volts using the multi turn bias-trimpot.

Applications

  • Current to voltage converter for current measurement
  • Fast detection with large area photodiodes
  • Spectroscopy
  • Photodetection with PMTs and photodiodes
  • Ionisation detectors
  • Pyro- and piezoelectric detectors

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