JAJU648A November 2018 – April 2022 TLV3601 , TLV3601-Q1 , TLV3603 , TLV3603-Q1
For the selected OPA858 amplifier circuit design, the total calculated noise without any post filtering results in an input RMS current noise of 132 nArms. This value determines the smallest signal that can be measured without averaging from the OPA858, and at the output yields an output voltage noise of 1.3 mVrms. The circuit noise can be improved by adding a post filter set at or higher than the frequency of the transimpedance bandwidth. Using a simple single-pole, low-pass filter set at 260 MHz reduces the input noise of the circuit to 90 nArms, which only lowers the bandwidth slightly to 253 MHz. Even better noise performance can be obtained with higher-order filters; however, for this design the input signal current is significantly higher than 132 nArms and does not require any additional filtering.