Infrared Thermopile Detector Amplifier
This amplifier is designed for a thermopile infrared detector such as an S60M from Dexter Research. This detector output is 101mV/mW with a source resistance of 90k. A CMOS autozero OPA335 is used to minimize offset and drift as well as 1/f noise. The detector response time is 12ms so the amplifier frequency response is rolled off to minimize its total output noise.
R3 & C2 add an additional pole to the amplifier’s rolloff; this improves the total output noise compared to the conventional R2 & C1 feedback filter. This improvement is evident in the noise plot below. U1 output is unipolar, so C2 can be a good tantalum capacitor.
The OPA335 output stage can be pulled- down to zero by an external negative supply V-, even when operated on a single +5V power supply.
By not operating the op amp at the conventional “Vcc/2” bias point, the output is capable of full rail- to- rail out-put, increasing the detector amplifier’s dynamic range. (Circuit created by Neil P. Albaugh, TI – Tucson)
Online Simulation of the Infrared Thermopile Detector Amplifier Circuit
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