This document describes an electronics lab experiment investigating two types of JFET amplifiers: common-source and common-drain. The common-source amplifier has higher input impedance but lower voltage gain than a BJT common-emitter amplifier. Students will build both amplifier circuits, apply input signals, measure the output waveforms, calculate voltage gains, and compare characteristics of BJT and JFET transistors.
This document describes an electronics lab experiment investigating two types of JFET amplifiers: common-source and common-drain. The common-source amplifier has higher input impedance but lower voltage gain than a BJT common-emitter amplifier. Students will build both amplifier circuits, apply input signals, measure the output waveforms, calculate voltage gains, and compare characteristics of BJT and JFET transistors.
This document describes an electronics lab experiment investigating two types of JFET amplifiers: common-source and common-drain. The common-source amplifier has higher input impedance but lower voltage gain than a BJT common-emitter amplifier. Students will build both amplifier circuits, apply input signals, measure the output waveforms, calculate voltage gains, and compare characteristics of BJT and JFET transistors.
This document describes an electronics lab experiment investigating two types of JFET amplifiers: common-source and common-drain. The common-source amplifier has higher input impedance but lower voltage gain than a BJT common-emitter amplifier. Students will build both amplifier circuits, apply input signals, measure the output waveforms, calculate voltage gains, and compare characteristics of BJT and JFET transistors.
Purpose This experiment will investigate the characteristics of the common-source and common- drain amplifier.
Material and Equipment
NI ELVIS NTE 312 N Channel JFET. Resistors: 2 k (2), 3.9k, 10 k (2), 100 k, 200 k, 1 M. Capacitors: 100 µF, 47µF, 1µF.
Theory In this lab, two JFET amplifier configurations will be investigated; the common-source, and the common-drain amplifier.
The basic common-source(CS) circuit is shown in Figure 9-1. In comparison to the BJT common-emitter amplifier, the FET amplifier has a much higher input impedance, but a lower voltage gain.
The voltage gain of the circuit can be expressed as
Av = -gmRD
Figure 9-1: Common-Source Amplifier
29 Figure 9-2: The Junction Field Effect Transistor(NTE 312)
Figure 9-2 shows the transistor terminals for your reference..
The common-drain(CD) amplifier is shown in figure 9-3. The common-drain
configuration is often called a source follower as the voltage gain is nearly unity. The common drain FET amplifier is similar to the common collector configuration of the bipolar junction transistor.
Figure 9-3: Common-Drain Amplifier
Procedure
1) Common-Source Amplifier a) Connect the circuit as shown in figure 9-1. b) Use Cc1 = 1µF, Cc2 = 47µF, Cs=100 µF, RL =3.9 k, RS=RD=2 k, R1 = 200 k , R2=100 k, VDD = 12V. c) Apply a sinusoidal signal with frequency 1kHz, amplitude 1Vp-p, supply voltages at 10V. d) Observe the output. e) Capture both input and output waveforms. f) Calculate the voltage gain. g) Measure the operating point.
30 2)Common-Drain Amplifier a) Connect the circuit as shown in figure 9-2. b) Use RG = 1M Ω, RS = RL = 10k Ω, supply VDD =10 V and VSS= -10 V. c) Apply a sinusoidal signal with frequency 1kHz, amplitude 2Vp-p. d) Observe the output. e) Capture both input and output waveforms. f) Calculate the voltage gain. g) Measure the operating point.
Questions for the Lab Report
Compare BJT and JFET.(in terms of characteristics, applications, merits and
