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I was reading about OTA based neural signal amplifiers and reached this schematic enter image description here

Based on the book's description the transfer function for this circuit design is :

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but unfortunately couldn't find any description on where this equation has come from, neither in the book, nor online.

Can you help me through understanding this equation and maybe suggesting some resources ?

Figuring out how circuits work in depth is not intention of the book and maybe this is why it hasn't been mentioned, but an explanation or a link to some brief explications are very much appreciated.

Pooya Estakhri
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Anyway, to help, the simulation shows something like this, one pole is CL driven.
Note that the values of the components are not exactly what they should be ... Only for example.

The plot is "confirmed" with Maple sheet (will insert it later), but does not give the same "formula" ("brute force", "high entropy").

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Here is what I get (same assumptions as the above circuit) with a Maple sheet.
I expanded the "gain" formula to show/make "simplification" easier.

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function plot (CL parameter) :

  • animate(evalf(20*log(abs(gain))), ff=-3..12,CL=1e-9..1e-6);
    One can note there are 1 zero and 2 poles (not calculated). EE&O.
    No simplification made on transfer function (left to OP for checking).

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In case of noise (X1 10mV) ... Harmonic analysis ...

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For more help, link1, link2, link3 : noise calculator.

Antonio51
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  • Wow, thank you very much, you put a lot of efforts on this, i will check it in details and ask you if i had any problems along the way if it's ok with you. – Pooya Estakhri Jul 28 '22 at 12:55
  • one more thing to consider is that Vnr and Vnia are representative of noise sources in the circuit, can we just short circuit them ? – Pooya Estakhri Jul 28 '22 at 12:57
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    I think noise sources are not used in AC analysis. Generally, noise analysis should be done separately. – Antonio51 Jul 28 '22 at 15:00