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cathode follower [1 record]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
  • Amplifiers (Electronics)
DEF

An amplifier in which the output load is in the cathode circuit of an electronic tube and the input is applied between the control grid and the far end of the cathode load.

OBS

cathode follower: term standardized by IEEE.

OBS

cathode follower circuit: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

This type of amplifier has a voltage gain less than unity; it has a high input impedance and a low output impedance; input and output signals are in phase.

OBS

Equivalent transistorized amplifiers are called: emitter follower (pnp and npn transistors) and source follower (FETs).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
  • Amplificateurs (Électronique)
DEF

Montage amplificateur dans lequel le signal de sortie est prélevé sur l'impédance cathodique du tube, le signal d'entrée étant appliqué entre la grille de commande et la masse.

OBS

montage à cathode asservie : terme normalisé par la CEI.

OBS

Le montage cathodyne est caractérisé par son impédance d'entrée élevée et sa faible impédance de sortie; les signaux d'entrée et de sortie ne sont pas déphasés et le gain en tension est inférieur à un.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
  • Amplificadores (Electrónica)
DEF

Tipo de amplificador intermedio o compensador que emplea una válvula termoiónica, en el que el potencial del cátodo "sigue" al de la rejilla.

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