Bean Nakamura
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Hello all,
Just a brief intro, so I’ve simulated the frequency response of an LC circuit with the output taken across the capacitor. After deriving the transfer function, I find that the equation is given by Vo/Vi = 1/(1-(W^2*L*C). From the equation I can find the f-3dB frequency which is given by f-3dB = 1/2*pi(sqrt(LC)). From the attached plot of the transfer function in dB20 scale it can be seen that as the frequency increases, the gain increases above 0dB and peaks at f-3dB before falling.
Questions:- 1) From the transfer function I am pretty sure that this circuit serves as a low pass filter as it passes anything lower than the f-3dB and attenuates anything after. What I don’t get is, why is the gain not constantly at 0dB below f-3dB? Why is there “gain”? Since this is a passive circuit, where is the gain coming from?
2) The way I understand this is that at lower frequencies, the impedance of L is lower and impedance of C is higher. Since the voltage is measured across C, the higher impedance across C translates to higher voltage and consequently gain. As frequency increases at the f-3dB frequency, the impedance of C and L are equal, hence the peaking. As the frequency further increases, impedance of L is higher than C, the voltage across C drops leading to lower gain. Am I analyzing this correctly?
3) From the waveform, the plot peaks at some value which is exactly at the f-3dB frequency. Is there an equation I can use to calculate the peak? Again, is the peaking the point where XL = XC as I said earlier?
4) I asked a postgrad and he briefly mentioned that the peak has been taken advantage of in RF IC circuits in some cases to increase performance in certain specs but he forgot the name of the papers and didn't quite explain the concept to me. Has anyone ever experienced using this f-3dB peaking to their advantage of has come across said paper? Would you mind sharing some insight or the name of the papers?
5) Can anyone point me to a good paper/book on the subject? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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