Wide-range lock-in amplifier
Abstract
A lock-in amplifier is provided which allows detection of a signal buried in noise without preprocessing of the input signal. An analog signal multiplier is used to obtain a dc output which is the product of the signal being detected and a high-purity sine wave signal. A reference signal of a known selectable frequency is applied to a sine-wave generator to generate the sine wave of the same frequency. The sine wave is applied to a multiplier through a phase shift arrangement to allow the detection of both amplitude of the detected signal and the phases relative to the reference signal. The multiplier output is filtered by a low-pass filter to eliminate unwanted frequency components from the output signal.
- Inventors:
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- Maryville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865599
- Patent Number(s):
- 4542346
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- wide-range; lock-in; amplifier; provided; allows; detection; signal; buried; noise; preprocessing; input; analog; multiplier; obtain; dc; output; product; detected; high-purity; sine; wave; reference; selectable; frequency; applied; sine-wave; generator; generate; phase; shift; arrangement; allow; amplitude; phases; relative; filtered; low-pass; filter; eliminate; unwanted; components; dc output; frequency components; phase shift; reference signal; output signal; input signal; analog signal; wave generator; sine wave; detected signal; pass filter; wave signal; frequency component; low-pass filter; lock-in amplifier; multiplier output; selectable frequency; allows detection; /327/331/
Citation Formats
McNeilly, David R. Wide-range lock-in amplifier. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
McNeilly, David R. Wide-range lock-in amplifier. United States.
McNeilly, David R. Tue .
"Wide-range lock-in amplifier". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865599.
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title = {Wide-range lock-in amplifier},
author = {McNeilly, David R},
abstractNote = {A lock-in amplifier is provided which allows detection of a signal buried in noise without preprocessing of the input signal. An analog signal multiplier is used to obtain a dc output which is the product of the signal being detected and a high-purity sine wave signal. A reference signal of a known selectable frequency is applied to a sine-wave generator to generate the sine wave of the same frequency. The sine wave is applied to a multiplier through a phase shift arrangement to allow the detection of both amplitude of the detected signal and the phases relative to the reference signal. The multiplier output is filtered by a low-pass filter to eliminate unwanted frequency components from the output signal.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
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