Amplifier input protection circuits
US11774561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F1/56
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Amplifier input protection circuits are described. In one embodiment, a photoreceiver for a lidar system has a photodetector configured to generate an output current in response to received light. A transimpedance amplifier is configured to receive the output current and generate a voltage output corresponding to the output current in response thereto, and a diode circuit has a cathode coupled at a node between the photodetector output and the transimpedance amplifier input.
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