A complete low voltage analog lock-in amplifier to recover sensor signals buried in noise for embedded applications

M. Gabal, N. Medrano, B. Calvo, P. A. Martínez, S. Celma, M. R. Valero

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Abstract

This paper presents a low-voltage 3V single supply analog lock-in amplifier (LIA) for processing small AC sensor signals buried in noise, including those presenting a relative phase with respect to the reference signal. Reference and bias sensor signals are provided by a quadrature oscillator. Experimental results confirm the capability of the proposed lock-in amplifier to effectively recover information from signal to noise ratios below 0.025, with an error below 9%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)74-77
Number of pages4
JournalProcedia Engineering
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2010

Funding

This work was supported in part by MICINN (RYC-2008-03185, PET2007-00336, PET2008-0021 and TEC2009-09175), DGA-La Caixa (GA-LC-039/2008, GA-LC-033/2009), DGA (PI 113/09) and the I3A Fellowship Program.

Keywords

  • Condictioning electronics
  • Lock-in amplifier
  • Phase-shift detector
  • Sensor signal conditioning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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