WO2006035754A1 - 受信装置およびそれを用いた電子機器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a receiving apparatus, and relates to a technique for ensuring sensitivity with a wide dynamic range.
- Such a remote control device includes a transmitting device that transmits infrared light and a receiving device that receives an infrared signal transmitted from the transmitting device.
- the receiving apparatus includes an optical receiving apparatus for receiving an infrared signal that is modulated and transmitted from the transmitting apparatus by a predetermined modulation method.
- This optical receiver detects infrared rays with a light receiving element such as a photodiode and converts it into current, amplifies it to a sufficient signal level with an amplifier that performs current-voltage conversion, and performs signal processing such as demodulation. ! /
- the transmission device since the transmission device is powered by a battery, the level of the transmitted infrared signal is not so high.
- the level of disturbance noise such as sunlight may be tens of thousands of times or millions of times greater than the level of infrared signals.
- the infrared signal transmitted from the transmitter is an AC signal whose amplitude changes due to modulation, whereas disturbance noise is a DC signal whose signal level does not change with time.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for providing an input matching circuit having a function proportional to the square root of the output current of a photodiode.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-188835
- the present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object thereof is to provide a receiving apparatus capable of obtaining good detection sensitivity with a wide dynamic range.
- An embodiment of the present invention relates to a receiving device.
- the receiving device includes a sensitive element that receives a signal from the outside, converts the signal into an electric signal, and outputs the electric signal, a distribution unit that distributes the electric signal output from the sensitive element as a plurality of electric signals, and a plurality of distribution units distributed by the distribution unit.
- a plurality of amplifiers for amplifying the electrical signals with different gains, and an adder for adding the plurality of electrical signals respectively amplified by the plurality of amplifiers.
- the “sensitive element” refers to an element that can detect a physical signal such as light, magnetism, sound, and vibration and convert it into an electrical signal.
- the amplification gain of the electric signal can be made different for each amplifier, and the dynamic range and detection sensitivity of the receiving apparatus can be freely set.
- the gain of multiple amplifiers is a signal that can significantly amplify the distributed electrical signal
- the level range may be set differently for multiple amplifiers.
- the sensitive element may be a light receiving element that receives an optical signal, converts the optical signal into an electric signal, and outputs the electric signal.
- the light receiving element outputs a detection current corresponding to the amount of received light as an electrical signal
- the distribution unit distributes the detection current output from the light receiving element to a plurality of amplifiers as a plurality of detection currents, and the plurality of amplifiers
- Each of the plurality of detection currents may be converted into a plurality of detection voltages with different current-voltage conversion gains, and the adder may add the plurality of detection voltages.
- a current corresponding to the amount of received light flows through a light receiving element such as a photodiode or phototransistor, the current is distributed to a plurality of amplifiers by distributing the current to a plurality of amplifiers using a current mirror circuit or the like.
- the current value can be suitably adjusted.
- the adder may perform addition after removing direct current components of the plurality of electric signals amplified by the plurality of amplifiers.
- the DC component may be removed after adding a plurality of electric signals amplified by a plurality of amplifiers.
- the receiving device includes a plurality of sensitive elements that receive signals from the outside and convert the electric signals to output, a plurality of amplifiers that respectively amplify a plurality of electrical signals output from the plurality of sensitive elements, and a plurality of amplifiers. And an adder for adding a plurality of amplified electric signals.
- the signal level input to each amplifier can be set freely, and the gain of each amplifier can be set according to the signal level. Can be set, and good detection sensitivity can be obtained in a wide dynamic range.
- the gain of the amplifier may be set lower as the level of the electric signal output from the sensitive element increases.
- the sensitive element may be a light receiving element that receives an optical signal, converts it into an electrical signal, and outputs the electric signal.
- the level of the electric signal output when the maximum signal assumed as an input is input is included in a range in which an amplifier that amplifies the electric signal has a significant gain.
- the size may be set.
- the amplifier By adjusting the size of a sensitive element that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the size, such as a photodiode, the amplifier can be adjusted to a signal level having a high gain, so that the detection sensitivity can be increased.
- the gains of the plurality of amplifiers may be set so as to significantly amplify an electrical signal output when a maximum signal assumed as an input is input to the sensitive element.
- the detection sensitivity can be increased by adjusting the gain of the amplifier.
- Each of the plurality of sensitive elements outputs a plurality of detection currents corresponding to the amount of received light as electrical signals
- each of the plurality of amplifiers converts each of the plurality of detection currents into a plurality of detection voltages
- the adder A plurality of detection voltages may be added.
- the adder may add after removing DC components of the plurality of electric signals amplified by the plurality of amplifiers.
- the DC component may be removed after adding a plurality of electric signals amplified by a plurality of amplifiers.
- Still another embodiment of the present invention also relates to a receiving device.
- This receiving apparatus receives a signal from the outside, converts it into an electrical signal, outputs it, an amplifier that amplifies the electrical signal output from the sensitive element, and distributes the electrical signal amplified by the amplifier to a plurality of paths.
- the adder may perform addition after removing DC components of a plurality of electrical signals! Also, each of the multiple paths may include a DC blocking capacitor. By adding the electrical signal after removing the DC component contained in the external noise, only the significant signal component can be added with the external noise mixed as a direct current component removed.
- the gain of the amplifier may be set lower as the level of the electrical signal output from the sensitive element increases. By performing gain compression in the amplifier, the dynamic range can be expanded.
- Each of the plurality of paths may include a buffer circuit. Stable voltage addition can be performed by performing impedance conversion with a noffer circuit.
- the adder includes a plurality of differential pairs, a load provided in common to the plurality of differential pairs, and a plurality of current sources that supply a bias current to each of the plurality of differential pairs.
- An amplifier may be provided. Input multiple electrical signals distributed by the distributor to multiple differential pairs.
- a plurality of electrical signals can be added by inputting a plurality of electrical signals to a plurality of differential pairs and flowing a current flowing through each differential pair to a common load.
- the sensitive element may be a light receiving element that receives an optical signal, converts it into an electrical signal, and outputs the electric signal.
- the light receiving element may output a detection current corresponding to the amount of received light as an electric signal
- the amplifier may convert the detection current into a voltage and amplify the voltage
- the adder may add a plurality of electric signals to the voltage.
- a photocurrent corresponding to the amount of light received flows through a light receiving element such as a photodiode or phototransistor, this photocurrent is amplified by current-voltage conversion by an amplifier, and the obtained voltage is distributed and added.
- the dynamic range of the receiving device can be expanded.
- the sensitive element, the amplifier, the distributing unit, and the adder may be integrated on a single semiconductor integrated circuit. “Integrated integration” includes the case where all the circuit components are formed on a semiconductor substrate and the case where the main components of the circuit are integrated, and is partly used for adjusting circuit constants. Such resistors and capacitors may be provided outside the semiconductor substrate.
- the sensitive element, the amplifier, the distributing unit, and the adder may be formed separately on a plurality of semiconductor substrates and incorporated in one package.
- Still another aspect of the present invention provides an electronic device that is remotely controlled from the outside by an infrared signal. It is a vessel.
- This electronic apparatus includes the above-described receiving device that receives an infrared signal that is incident from the outside and is pulse-modulated, a demodulator that demodulates the infrared signal received by the receiving device, and a main unit based on the infrared signal demodulated by the demodulator.
- a control unit for controlling the operation of the device.
- an infrared signal can be suitably detected under external noise having different levels, and the electronic device can be stably operated remotely under various circumstances.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of an optical receiving apparatus according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing configurations of a current distribution unit, a first current-voltage conversion amplifier, and a second current-voltage conversion amplifier in FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are diagrams showing input / output characteristics of the first and second current-voltage conversion amplifiers in FIG. 2, respectively.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating current-voltage conversion gains of the first and second current-voltage conversion amplifiers in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating current-voltage conversion gains of the first and second current-voltage conversion amplifiers in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between current and voltage in each part of the optical receiver in FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are diagrams showing input / output voltage time waveforms in the adder of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a modification of the current-voltage conversion amplifier of FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of an optical receiver according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a first current-voltage conversion amplifier in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a first current-voltage conversion amplifier in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the resistance circuit of FIG.
- FIGS. 12 (a) to 12 (b) are diagrams showing input / output characteristics and gain of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (c) show signal amplification in the current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode.
- FIGS. 14 (a) to (c) are diagrams showing how signals are amplified in the current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG. 10 when the voltage is lowered.
- FIG. 16 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of an optical receiver according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of the current-voltage conversion amplifier of FIG.
- 18 (a) and 18 (b) are diagrams showing input / output characteristics and gain characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 19 (a) to 19 (c) show the state of signal amplification in the current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the setting of input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG.
- FIG. 21 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of an adder and an amplifier in FIG.
- FIGS. 22 (a) to 22 (c) show how signals are amplified in the current-voltage conversion amplifier shown in FIG. 17 in which the gain is set low.
- FIG. 23 is a circuit diagram showing a part of a modification of the optical receiver shown in FIG. 16.
- the receiving device is an infrared remote control device.
- An optical receiver that receives an infrared signal transmitted from a transmitter and performs signal processing such as demodulation.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of optical receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the optical receiving device 100 communicates with the transmitting device 200 using infrared rays. From the transmitting device 200, an infrared signal subjected to modulation such as pulse position modulation PPM (Pulse Position Modulation) is transmitted.
- PPM Pulse Position Modulation
- the optical receiver 100 includes a photodiode 10 as a light receiving element, a current distribution unit 12, a first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a, a second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b, a first DC prevention capacitor Cl, and a second DC prevention capacitor.
- C2 adder 18, bandpass filter 20, demodulator 22, and amplifier 24 are included.
- the photodiode 10 receives an infrared signal transmitted from the transmission device 200.
- the photodiode 10 outputs a current corresponding to the amount of received infrared signal as a detection current Id.
- outputting current means that the photocurrent flowing when an infrared signal is incident on the photodiode 10 is taken out as a signal, and the photocurrent flowing into the photodiode 10 is drawn from an external circuit, or the photodiode This includes both cases where the photocurrent that flows through 10 is taken out to an external circuit.
- the detection current Id output from the photodiode 10 is input to the current distribution unit 12.
- the current distribution unit 12 converts the detection current Id output from the photodiode 10 into the first detection current Id.
- the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a converts the first detection current Idl into current-voltage and outputs it as the first detection voltage Vdl.
- the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b outputs the second detection current Id2 as the second detection voltage Vd2.
- the first detection voltage Vdl and the second detection voltage Vd2 output from the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b, respectively, are generated by the first DC prevention capacitor C1 and the second DC prevention capacitor C2.
- the DC component is removed and only the AC component is output.
- the current-voltage conversion gains gl and g2 of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b significantly amplify the detected currents Idl and Id2, which are distributed electrical signals, as described later.
- the signal level range that can be set is different!
- the adder 18 receives the first detection voltage Vdl ′ and the second detection voltage Vd 2 ′ from which the DC component has been removed.
- the adder 18 adds the first and second detection voltages Vdl ′ and Vd2 ′ and outputs the result as a detection voltage Vd.
- the amplifier 24 amplifies the detection voltage Vd output from the adder 18 as necessary.
- the band pass filter 20 passes only the band near the carrier frequency among the frequency components of the detection voltage Vd, removes the other band, and outputs the band to the demodulator 22.
- the demodulator 22 demodulates the pulse position-modulated signal, performs waveform shaping, and outputs it to a signal processing unit (not shown).
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing configurations of the current distribution unit 12, the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a, and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b.
- the current distribution unit 12 includes first to fifth transistors Q1 to Q5 and a constant current source 30.
- the fourth transistor Q4 and the fifth transistor Q5 are NPN-type bipolar transistors, and together with the constant current source 30, form a noise circuit.
- the first to third transistors Q1 to Q3 are PNP-type bipolar transistors, their base terminals are connected in common, and the emitter terminal is also connected to the power supply voltage Vcc to form a current mirror circuit.
- a photodiode 10 is connected to the collector terminal of the first transistor Q1 via a fifth transistor Q5. The photocurrent force that flows when the photodiode 10 receives infrared light is detected by the first transistor Q1. It will flow as.
- the first to third transistors Q1 to Q3 form a current mirror circuit, and each of the second transistor Q2 and the third transistor Q3 is proportional to the size ratio of the first transistor Q1.
- the transistor size ratios are all set to be equal to 1: 1: 1
- the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b include a first resistor R1 and a second resistor R2, respectively.
- the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a In the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a, a voltage drop occurs due to the first detection current Idl flowing in the first resistor R1, and the drop voltage (W1 XR1) of the first resistor R1 is used as the first detection voltage Vdl. Output as.
- FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) show the input / output characteristics of the first and second current-voltage conversion amplifiers 14a and 14b, respectively.
- the first detection voltage Vdl increases as the first detection current Idl increases.
- the emitter voltage of the first to third transistors Q1 to Q3 of the current distribution unit 12 is fixed at the power supply voltage Vcc, and the collector-emitter voltage decreases as the detection voltage Vdl, which is the collector voltage, increases.
- the bipolar transistor enters the saturation region.
- the current distribution unit 12 does not operate as a current mirror circuit, and the first detection voltage Vdl is saturated before reaching the power supply voltage Vcc.
- the resistance value of the second resistor R2 is set lower than the resistance value of the first resistor R1, so that the slope is as shown in FIG. 3 (b). Even if the small second detection current W2 increases, the second detection voltage Vd2 does not saturate.
- the current-voltage conversion gain gl in the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a is given by the resistance value of the first resistor R1
- the current-voltage conversion gain g2 in the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b is the resistance of the second resistor R2. Given by value. That is, when the current-voltage conversion amplifier is constituted by a resistor, the current-voltage conversion gain g is equal to the resistance value.
- FIG. 4 shows the current-voltage conversion gains gl and g2 of the first and second current-voltage conversion amplifiers 14a and 14b.
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- Vdl becomes large and approaches Vcc
- g2 R2 is established over the entire detection current region Id2.
- the current-voltage conversion gains gl and g2 of the first and second current-voltage conversion amplifiers 14a and 14b can significantly amplify the detection currents Idl and Id2, which are distributed electrical signals, respectively.
- the signal level range is set differently.
- FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the current and voltage in each part of the optical receiver 100.
- the upper and lower stages of FIG. 5 show the input / output characteristics of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b, respectively.
- the middle part of Fig. 5 shows the time waveform of the detection current Id when infrared signals are incident with the same amplitude under different disturbance noise levels.
- the actual time waveform of the detection current Id is a force that has a shape corresponding to the pulse position modulation signal. In Fig. 5, it is shown as a simple sine wave for simplicity.
- the optical signal incident on the photodiode 10 is the sum of the infrared signal radiated from the transmission device 200 and disturbance noise such as sunlight.
- disturbance noise such as sunlight is considered to be a DC signal that takes a constant value over time. Therefore, as shown in the middle part of FIG. 5, the detection current Id converted into current by the photodiode 10 is a signal in which the DC bias component is deviated from the infrared signal.
- the DC bias component of the detection current when the disturbance noise is small is Ida
- the DC bias component of the detection current when the disturbance noise is large is Idb.
- the detected current Id is voltage-converted only by the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a.
- the first detection voltage Vdla is output with sufficient amplitude as shown in Fig. 5.
- the first detection voltage Vdlb becomes a constant value.
- This first detection voltage Vdlb should no longer contain the modulation component of the infrared signal radiated from the transmitter 200, and therefore cannot be demodulated by the demodulator 22 at the subsequent stage. If the current voltage conversion gain is to be secured even when the level of the outer tongue L noise is large, the power supply voltage Vcc is increased to achieve the current-voltage conversion characteristics shown in Fig. 3 (a) up to a higher detection current region. This needs to be extended, contrary to the demand for lower voltage.
- the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b when the detected current Id is voltage-converted only by the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b in which the current-voltage conversion gain is set low, the following problem arises.
- the voltage-current conversion gain does not become zero even if the detected current level is high and the region is large. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, signal detection can be performed even when the level of the outer tongue L noise is large and the DC bias current force is db.
- the current-voltage conversion gain is set to a low value, demodulation is not possible unless the amplitude of the detection current Id is large enough, and therefore the transmitter 200 cannot be used away from the optical receiver 100. This will cause problems.
- optical receiving apparatus 100 Next, the operation of optical receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described in the case where current distribution unit 12 and two current-voltage conversion amplifiers are used.
- FIGS. 6A and 6B show input / output voltage time waveforms in the adder 18.
- the first detection voltage V dla and the second detection voltage Vd2a are added by the adder 18 as shown in FIG. 6 (a) to obtain the detection voltage Vda.
- the first current-voltage conversion amplifier is used in the region where the external noise level is small. 14a can be demodulated because it is amplified with high gain.
- a DC bias component Idb is added to the detection current Id in the photodiode 10.
- the current-voltage conversion gain g2 of the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b continues to maintain a constant gain even when the detected current level increases as shown in FIG.
- the second detection voltage Vd2b can be obtained as a signal obtained by amplifying the detection current Id.
- the detection voltage Vd obtained by adding the first detection voltage Vdlb and the second detection voltage Vd2b by the adder 18 is the infrared signal incident on the photodiode 10. Therefore, the signal can be demodulated even in the presence of large disturbance noise such as sunlight.
- the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a amplifies the detection current Id with a high gain, thereby providing a remote control device.
- the reach of can be increased.
- the transmitter can be used even in the presence of disturbance noise that is much larger than infrared signals such as sunlight.
- the infrared signal transmitted from the 200 can be amplified.
- the two characteristics of the dynamic range and the detection sensitivity which have been difficult in the case where signal amplification is conventionally performed by a single current-voltage conversion amplifier, are made to increase the power supply voltage Vcc or receive light. It is possible to achieve both without performing feedback control that changes the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier according to the amount.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a modification of the configuration of the current-voltage conversion amplifier.
- the current-voltage conversion amplifier 14 ′ includes resistors R10 to R12 and diodes 50 and 52. If the detection current Id force S is small, the voltage applied to the diode 50 is small, so that it does not turn on and a current flows only through the resistor R10.
- the diode 50 When the detection current Id increases and the voltage drop across the resistor R10 increases and the voltage applied to the diode 50 exceeds the forward voltage Vf, the diode 50 is turned on, and the current flows to the diode 50 via the resistor R11. Flows. As a result, since the resistor R10 and the resistor R11 are connected in parallel, the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 14 ′ is reduced. When the detection current Id further increases and the voltage drop at the resistor R11 increases, the diode 52 is turned on, and the resistance value obtained by combining the resistors R10 to R12 connected in parallel further decreases.
- FIG. 8 shows the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 14 ′ shown in FIG. 7 configured as described above.
- the detection current Id increases, each time the diodes 50 and 52 are sequentially turned on, the resistance value decreases, and the current-voltage conversion gain decreases.
- the current-voltage conversion amplifier is thus subjected to gain compression to widen the dynamic range.
- the current-voltage conversion gain g of the first and second current-voltage conversion amplifiers 14a and 14b is determined by the first resistor R1 and the second resistor R2, respectively. It is not limited to.
- the current-voltage conversion gain g can be adjusted by changing the size ratio of the first to third transistors Q1 to Q3 to adjust the current distribution ratio of the current distribution unit 12.
- the current distribution unit 12, the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a, and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b can be regarded as performing current / voltage conversion and amplification as a whole. Therefore, in an actual circuit configuration, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which one circuit block performs both current distribution and current-voltage conversion.
- the light receiving element that receives an optical signal has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the present invention provides a magnetic sensitive element for detecting a magnetic signal, a
- the present invention can be widely applied to a receiving device using a sensitive element that senses vibration and converts it into an electrical signal, such as a piezo element.
- the first DC prevention capacitor C1 and the second DC prevention capacitor C2 are provided immediately after the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b. Arranged force The DC protection capacitor may be placed after the adder 18.
- the receiving device is an optical receiving device that receives an infrared signal transmitted from a transmitting device of an infrared remote control device and performs signal processing such as demodulation.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of optical receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the optical receiving device 100 communicates with the transmitting device 200 using infrared rays. From the transmitting device 200, an infrared signal subjected to modulation such as pulse position modulation PPM (Pulse Position Modulation) is transmitted.
- PPM Pulse Position Modulation
- the optical receiving device 100 includes a first photodiode 10a, a second photodiode 10b, a first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a, a second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b, a first DC prevention capacitor Cl, a second light receiving element, which are light receiving elements.
- DC protection capacitor C2 adder 18, bandpass filter 20, demodulator 22, and amplifier 24 are included.
- the first photodiode 10a and the second photodiode 10b each receive an infrared signal transmitted from the transmission device 200, and a current corresponding to the received light amount of the infrared signal is a first detection current Idl and a second detection current. Output as Id2.
- outputting current means that the photocurrent that flows when an infrared signal is incident on the photodiode is taken out as a signal, and the photocurrent that flows into the photodiode is drawn from an external circuit or flows into the photodiode. This includes both cases where the photocurrent is taken out to an external circuit.
- the first detection current Idl output from the first photodiode 10a is input to the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a.
- the second detection current Id2 output from the second photodiode 10b is input to the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b.
- the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a converts the first detection current Idl into a current-voltage and outputs it as the first detection voltage Vdl.
- the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b outputs the second detection current Id2 as the second detection voltage Vd2.
- the current-voltage conversion gains of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b increase the level of the electrical signal output from the first photodiode 10a and the second photodiode 10b, respectively, as will be described later. According to the low setting.
- the first detection voltage Vdl and the second detection voltage Vd2 respectively output from the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b are the first DC prevention capacitor C1 and the second DC prevention Capacitor C2 removes the DC component and outputs only the AC component.
- the adder 18 receives the first detection voltage Vdl ′ and the second detection voltage Vd 2 ′ from which the DC component has been removed.
- the adder 18 adds the first detection voltage VI ′ and the second detection voltage Vd2 ′ and outputs the result as the detection voltage Vd.
- the amplifier 24 amplifies the detection voltage Vd output from the adder 18 as necessary.
- the bandpass filter 20 passes only the band near the carrier frequency among the frequency components of the detection voltage Vd, removes the other band, and outputs the band to the demodulator 22.
- the demodulator 22 demodulates the pulse position-modulated signal, performs waveform shaping, and outputs it to a signal processing unit (not shown).
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a.
- the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a includes first to fourth transistors Q11 to Q14 and a constant current source 30.
- the third transistor Q13 and the fourth transistor Q14 are NPN-type bipolar transistors that form a bias circuit with the constant current source 30! /
- the first and second transistors Qll and Q12 are PNP bipolar transistors, their base terminals are connected in common, and the emitter terminal is also connected to the power supply voltage Vcc to form a current mirror circuit.
- the first photodiode 10a is connected to the collector terminal of the first transistor Q11 via the third transistor Q13, and flows through the first transistor Q11 when the first photodiode 10a receives infrared rays. The photocurrent force flows as the first detection current I dl.
- the resistor circuit 40 is connected to the collector terminal of the second transistor Q12.
- the first and second transistors Ql l and Q12 form a current mirror circuit, and the second transistor Q 12 has a current Idl and a force proportional to the size ratio with the first transistor Q 11. Will flow.
- the connection point between the collector terminal of the second transistor Q12 and the resistor circuit 40 is the output terminal of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a.
- a voltage drop of Idl XRd corresponding to the product of the detection current Idl and the resistance value Rd of the resistance circuit 40 occurs in the resistance circuit 40.
- the first detection voltage Vdl increases as the first detection current Id 1 increases.
- the emitter voltage of the second transistor Q12 is fixed at the power supply voltage Vcc.
- the collector-emitter voltage decreases and the bipolar transistor enters the saturation region.
- the first and second transistors Qll and Q12 do not operate as a current mirror circuit, and the first detection voltage Vdl is saturated before reaching the power supply voltage Vcc.
- the capability of current-voltage conversion in the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a is limited by the power supply voltage Vcc.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of resistance circuit 40 in FIG.
- the resistance circuit 40 includes resistors R10 to R12 and diodes 50 and 52.
- the voltage applied to the diode 50 is small, so it does not turn on, and the current flows only through the resistor R10.
- the diode 50 turns on.
- the resistor R10 and the resistor R11 are connected in parallel, the resistance value Rd of the resistor circuit 40 becomes small.
- FIG. 12 (a) shows the input / output characteristics of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis represents the first detection current Idl corresponding to the input
- the vertical axis represents the first detection voltage Vdl corresponding to the output.
- the gain of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a shown in FIG. 12 (a) is given by FIG. 12 (b).
- the current-voltage conversion gain g of the current-voltage conversion amplifier is given by the resistance value Rd of the resistance circuit 40, when the resistance circuit 40 is configured as shown in FIG. 11, the gain is compressed. In other words, in this current-voltage conversion amplifier, the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier gradually decreases as the level of the detection current Id increases as shown in FIG. 12 (b).
- the current-voltage conversion amplifier performs gain compression, and when the detection current Id level is low, the gain is amplified with high gain, while when the detection current Id level is high, the gain is amplified with low gain.
- the dynamic range of the detection current that can be amplified can be widened.
- the input / output characteristics and gain characteristics of the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b both have the characteristics shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b). It has life.
- optical receiver 100 configured as described above will be described.
- first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b have the same configuration, they are not particularly distinguished here.
- Figures 13 (a) and 13 (b) show the state of signal amplification in the current-voltage conversion amplifier.
- (a) shows the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier.
- the horizontal axis represents the detection current Id corresponding to the input, and the vertical axis represents the detection voltage Vd corresponding to the output.
- Fig. 13 (b) shows that a pulse position modulated infrared signal is input to the photodiode. Shows the time waveform of the detected current. The optical signal incident on the photodiode is transmitted by the transmitter.
- disturbance noise such as sunlight is considered to be a DC signal that takes a constant value over time.
- the detection current indicated by Id in FIG. 13 (b) shows a time waveform when a high level of disturbance noise is incident on a photodiode having a certain light receiving area S as a reference.
- This detection current Id has a waveform in which a DC bias component Ibias due to disturbance noise and a modulation component ⁇ are added.
- FIG. 13C shows the detection voltage output from the current-voltage conversion amplifier when the detection current shown in FIG. 13B is input.
- the current-voltage conversion gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier is set so as to decrease as the level of the detection current that is the input signal increases, so if an unnecessary DC bias component is added due to disturbance noise, the current-voltage conversion gain
- the amplitude ⁇ of the detection voltage Vd output from the amplifier becomes smaller.
- the value of the detected current when the upper level signal assumed as the sum of the infrared signal and the disturbance noise is input is significant for the current-voltage conversion amplifier.
- the light receiving area of the photodiode is set so as to be included in the range having a large gain. In other words, the light receiving area of the photodiode is set to output a detection current that does not saturate the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier even when high disturbance noise is incident. Since the detection current flowing through the photodiode is almost proportional to the light receiving area, for example, by setting the light receiving area to 1Z2, the value of the detection current can be set to 1Z2.
- the detection current Id 'shown in Fig. 13 (b) shows the time waveform when the light-receiving area is set to SZ2.
- the level of the detection current can be lowered to a region where the current-voltage conversion amplifier has a high gain, and the detection current can be converted into a voltage with a high gain.
- the modulation component ⁇ V 'of the detected voltage output when the photodiode light receiving area is SZ2 is compared to the detected voltage modulation component ⁇ when the light receiving area is S.
- the modulation component of the infrared signal that is, the amplitude ⁇ also becomes 1Z2, but since the current-voltage conversion gain is more than twice, it is output.
- the modulation component ⁇ ′ of the detection voltage must be larger than the modulation component ⁇ .
- the signal level of the detected current in a situation where the level of disturbance noise such as sunlight is maximized is high in the current-voltage conversion amplifier.
- the optical receiving device 100 can detect an infrared signal even under a situation where external noise is large, and can have a wide dynamic range.
- Fig. 14 (a) shows the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier in the same way as Fig. 13 (a). .
- FIG. 14 (b) shows a time waveform of the detected current when an infrared signal pulse-modulated with small disturbance noise is input to a photodiode having a different light receiving area.
- the detection current output from a photodiode with a large light receiving area S is denoted by Id
- FIG. 14 (c) shows the time waveform of the detection voltage that is the output of the current-voltage conversion amplifier when the detection current output from the photodiodes of different sizes is input. Even if the level of the L noise is small, even if the size of the photodiode is different, the level of the detection current input to the current-voltage conversion amplifier does not change so much. Amplified with a new current-voltage conversion gain.
- ⁇ ⁇ 1 / 2 holds.
- the modulation component of the detection voltage is ⁇ > ⁇ ', as shown in Fig. 14 (c), and a small diode The detection sensitivity is lower when using.
- the detected currents output from the first photodiode 10a and the second photodiode 10b are the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b, respectively. Is added by the adder 18 after the DC component is removed.
- the modulation component of the detection voltage Vd output from the adder 18 is approximately twice the modulation component of the detection voltage output from one current-voltage conversion amplifier, so it was reduced by reducing the size of the photodiode. Since the modulation component is apparently amplified, the detection sensitivity of the optical receiver 100 as a whole does not deteriorate.
- the size of the photodiode is such that the disturbance voltage level is high and the current-voltage conversion amplifier can perform current-voltage conversion with high gain even under circumstances. Set.
- a direct current component such as sunlight is input as noise along with the infrared signal transmitted from the transmitter 200, the signal can be detected with high detection sensitivity, and the dynamic range can be widened. .
- the two characteristics of the dynamic range and the detection sensitivity are such that the power supply voltage Vcc is increased or the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier is changed according to the amount of received light. It is possible to achieve both without performing feedback control.
- optical receiver 100 force detection sensitivity and dynamic range with improved detection sensitivity and dynamic range without changing the value of power supply voltage Vcc are achieved.
- the power supply voltage may be lowered while maintaining.
- FIG. 15 shows the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier when the voltage is lowered.
- the current-voltage conversion gain shown in Fig. 12 is reduced to about 1Z2.
- the optical receiver 100 according to the present embodiment includes two photodiodes and two current-voltage conversion amplifiers, even if the current-voltage conversion gain is reduced to 1Z2, it is output from the adder 18. Since the detection voltage Vd amplitude is doubled, almost the same dynamic range and detection sensitivity can be obtained as when a single photodiode is amplified by a current-voltage conversion amplifier driven by the power supply voltage Vcc.
- the optical receiving device 100 According to the optical receiving device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the voltage without reducing the dynamic range and the detection sensitivity.
- the current-voltage conversion amplifier performs amplification with high gain even when the external noise is large.
- the magnitude of the detection current, which is the input to the current-voltage conversion amplifier, and the dynamic range of the current-voltage conversion amplifier are relative, so the photodiode size is fixed and the input / output of the current-voltage conversion amplifier is fixed. Characteristics may be adjusted. In other words, when the size of a photodiode is fixed in advance, the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier are significantly different when a predetermined maximum signal is input to the photodiode. What is necessary is just to set so that it may have a gain.
- the first DC prevention capacitor C1 and the second DC prevention capacitor C2 are provided immediately after the first current-voltage conversion amplifier 14a and the second current-voltage conversion amplifier 14b. Arranged force The DC protection capacitor may be placed after the adder 18.
- the receiving device is an optical receiving device that receives an infrared signal transmitted from a transmitting device of an infrared remote control device and performs signal processing such as demodulation.
- the optical receiver is mounted on an electronic device such as a television receiver or DSC (Digital Steal Camera) for the purpose of enabling remote operation by an infrared signal transmitted from the transmitter.
- DSC Digital Steal Camera
- FIG. 16 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of optical receiving apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment.
- the optical receiving device 100 communicates with the transmitting device 200 using infrared rays. From the transmission device 200, an infrared signal subjected to modulation such as pulse position modulation PPM (Pulse Position Modulation) is transmitted.
- PPM Pulse Position Modulation
- the optical receiver 100 includes a photodiode 10 as a light receiving element, a current-voltage conversion amplifier 62, a distribution unit 64, a first DC prevention capacitor Cl, a second DC prevention capacitor C2, an adder 66, an amplifier 68, a demodulator 70, and a control. Part 72 and a band-pass filter 74.
- the photodiode 10 receives the infrared signal transmitted from the transmission device 200.
- the photodiode 10 outputs a current corresponding to the amount of received infrared signal as a detection current Id.
- outputting current means that the photocurrent flowing when an infrared signal is incident on the photodiode 10 is taken out as a signal, and when the photocurrent flowing into the photodiode 10 is drawn from an external circuit, Or, it includes both cases where the photocurrent flowing through the photodiode 10 is taken out to an external circuit.
- the detection current Id output from the photodiode 10 is input to the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62.
- the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 is an electric current output from the photodiode 10.
- the detection current Id which is a signal, is converted into current and voltage, amplified, and output as the detection voltage Vd.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62.
- the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 includes an operational amplifier 60, a first resistor R31, a second resistor R32, and a diode D31.
- the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 converts the detection current Id input to the input terminal 32 into a voltage, amplifies it, and outputs it from the output terminal 34.
- the reference voltage Vref is input to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 60.
- a first resistor R31 is provided in the first feedback path of the output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 60.
- a second resistor R32 and a diode D31 are connected in series on a second feedback path provided in parallel with the first resistor R31.
- g AVdZ A ld using the change amount AVd of the detection voltage Vd with respect to the change amount ⁇ Id of the detection current Id.
- FIG. 18 (a) and 18 (b) are diagrams showing input / output characteristics and gain characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62.
- FIG. In the section where the detection current Id is from 0 to ldl, the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 has a high gain gl, and in the section where the detection current Id is from Idl to Id2, the gain is low.
- the detection voltage Vd rises to near the power supply voltage Vcc, ⁇ IJ gain becomes zero.
- the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 decreases as the level of the detection current Id output from the photodiode 10 increases.
- FIGS. 19A to 19C show how signals are amplified in the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62.
- FIG. FIG. 19 (a) shows the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62, where the horizontal axis represents the detection current Id corresponding to the input, and the vertical axis represents the detection voltage Vd corresponding to the output.
- a pulse position modulated infrared signal is input to the photodiode 10. Shows the time waveform of the detected current Id.
- the optical signal incident on the photodiode 10 is the sum of the infrared signal radiated from the transmission device 200 and disturbance noise such as sunlight.
- disturbance noise such as sunlight is considered to be a DC signal having a constant value over time.
- FIG. 19 (b) shows a time waveform of the detection current Id when disturbance noise of a different level is incident on the photodiode 10 in addition to the infrared signal having a constant amplitude.
- This detection current Id has a waveform in which a DC bias component Ibias due to disturbance noise and a modulation component Isig are added.
- Idl to Id3 indicate time waveforms of the detection current Id under different external noises.
- FIG. 19 (c) shows the detection voltage Vd output from the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 when the detection currents Idl to Id3 shown in FIG. 19 (b) are input. Since the current-voltage conversion gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 is set so as to decrease as the level of the detection current that is the input signal increases, if an unnecessary DC bias component is added due to disturbance noise, The amplitude ⁇ of the detection voltage Vd output from the voltage conversion amplifier 62 decreases. As shown in the detection current Id3, when the disturbance noise is large enough to exceed the input dynamic range of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62, the detection voltage Vd3 has an amplitude of 0 and no signal component appears as shown in Fig. 19 (c). .
- the detection voltage Vd3 has an amplitude of 0 and no signal component appears as shown in Fig. 19 (c). .
- the detection current Id generated when the upper limit level signal assumed as the sum of the infrared signal and the disturbance noise is input to the photodiode 10 is detected.
- the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 are set so that they can be amplified.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the setting of the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62. As described above, the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 can be adjusted by the first resistor R31 and the second resistor R32.
- a broken line in FIG. 20 shows the input / output characteristics shown in FIGS. 19 (a) to 19 (c), and a solid line in FIG. 20 shows the input / output characteristics of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 according to the present embodiment. Output characteristics.
- the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 is set low by setting the resistance values of the first resistor R31 and the second resistor R32 low.
- the force dynamic range is set wide.
- the distribution unit 64 distributes the detection voltage Vd output from the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 to the first and second paths.
- a first DC blocking capacitor Cl and a second DC blocking capacitor C2 for blocking DC are provided in the first and second paths, respectively.
- the direct current component of the detection voltage Vd is removed by the first direct current prevention capacitor Cl and the second direct current prevention capacitor C2.
- Vd ' the detection voltage from which the DC component has been removed.
- Adder 66 adds a plurality of detection voltages V d ′ distributed by distribution unit 64 and from which DC components have been removed.
- FIG. 21 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of the adder 66 and the amplifier 68.
- the adder 66 and the amplifier 68 include a first transistor Q21 to a fourth transistor Q24, a first current source 54, a second current source 56, resistors R40 and R41, and an amplification stage 44.
- the first and second transistors Q21 and Q22 constitute a first differential pair
- the third and fourth transistors Q23 and Q24 constitute a second differential pair.
- the resistors R40 and R41 are loads provided in common to the first and second differential pairs.
- the first current source 54 and the second current source 56 supply a bias current to the first and second differential pairs.
- the detection voltage Vd ′ from which the DC component has been removed by the first DC prevention capacitor Cl and the second DC prevention capacitor C2 in FIG. 16 is input to the bases of the first and third transistors Q21 and Q23.
- the bases of the second and fourth transistors Q22 and Q24 are AC-grounded by capacitors C3 and C4.
- the differential current generated by the first and second differential pairs flows through the resistors R40 and R41, which are loads, and is added.
- the amplification stage 44 amplifies and outputs the voltage appearing at the resistors R40 and R41.
- the resistors R40 and R41 may be a current mirror load including two transistors.
- the NPN-type bipolar transistor and the PNP-type bipolar transistor may be replaced with each other, or may be composed of MOS transistors.
- the adder 66 and the amplifier 68 add and amplify the detection voltage Vd ′, and then output it to the band-pass filter 74 at the subsequent stage.
- the band pass filter 74 removes a band other than the carrier frequency and outputs it to the demodulator 70.
- the demodulator 70 demodulates the pulse position modulated signal, performs waveform shaping, and outputs the waveform to the control unit 72.
- the control unit 72 demodulates the electronic device on which the optical receiver 100 is mounted. Control based on the signal.
- optical receiving apparatus 100 The operation of the optical receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.
- a detection current Id flows.
- This detection current Id is the sum of the DC component Ibias and signal component Isig due to external noise.
- the detection current Id is converted into a voltage by the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 and output as a detection voltage Vd.
- the detection voltage Vd is distributed by the distribution unit 64 into two paths including the first DC prevention capacitor C1 and the second DC prevention capacitor C2.
- the detection voltage Vd ′ from which the DC component has been removed by the first DC blocking capacitor Cl and the second DC blocking capacitor C2 is added by the adder 66 and amplified by the amplifier 68.
- FIGS. 22A to 22C show the state of signal amplification by the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 shown by the solid line in FIG. 20 in which the gain is set low.
- Figures 22 (a) to (c) correspond to Figures 19 (a) to (c), respectively.
- the gain of current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 is set low in order to widen the input dynamic range. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), when the external noise is small, the amplitudes ⁇ VI and AV2 of the detection voltage Vd output from the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 are based on the amplitudes ⁇ 1 and AV2 of FIG. 19 (c). Chi / J, it's going to be.
- the detection voltage Vd is distributed to the two paths by the distribution unit 64, and the DC component generated by the external noise is removed.
- the adder 66 adds the amplitude component ⁇ obtained by removing the DC component. For example, when the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 is set to 1Z2 times when the distribution unit 64 is not provided, the amplitude component ⁇ of the detection voltage Vd is also 1Z2 times.
- the amplitude component ⁇ output from the power adder 66 Is doubled by the addition, and can be equivalent to the case without the distribution unit 64.
- the input dynamic range is expanded by setting the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 low, so that the gain of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 is increased. Compared to a high setting, infrared signals can be detected even under conditions where the bias component Ibias due to external noise is large.
- the amplitude is doubled by addition.
- the SZN ratio can be reduced compared to when the gain of the subsequent amplifier is doubled. That is, when the gain of the amplifier is doubled, noise components such as thermal noise output from the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 are multiplied by the gain, so that the SZN ratio is deteriorated.
- the amplitude is doubled by addition, the noise component is doubled, so the S / N ratio can be improved.
- the output of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 is distributed to the two paths by the distribution unit 64, and is input to the first DC prevention capacitor Cl and the second DC prevention capacitor C2.
- FIG. 23 is a circuit diagram showing a part of the configuration of optical receiving apparatus 100.
- the two paths include buffer circuits 80 and 82 in front of the first DC prevention capacitor C1 and the second DC prevention capacitor C2, respectively.
- Buffer circuit 80 includes transistor Q25 and resistor R25. The base of the transistor Q25 is connected to the distributor 64, the emitter is connected to the resistor R25, and the power supply voltage Vcc is applied to the collector.
- the buffer circuit 82 is similarly configured by the transistor Q26 and the resistor R26.
- the buffer circuits 80 and 52 in front of the first DC prevention capacitor Cl and the second DC prevention capacitor C2, it is possible to set the impedance of the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 viewed from the rear stage high. Therefore, the circuit can be operated more stably.
- adder 66 is configured using a plurality of differential pairs as shown in FIG. 21, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other configurations may be employed.
- the adder 66 may be a general summing amplifier configured such that two resistors are connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and a signal is input to the other end of each resistor.
- the distributing unit 64 is a force described for distributing the detection voltage Vd output from the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 into two paths, but is not limited to this.
- the distributing unit 64 distributes to three or more paths. May be. In this case, in the adder 66 of FIG. 21, a differential pair corresponding to each path may be added.
- the current-voltage conversion amplifier 62 does not necessarily need to perform gain compression.
- the gain may be a constant value within an effective dynamic range.
- the photodiode 10 is described as an example of the light receiving element, but an avalanche photodiode or a phototransistor may be used. Further, the present invention is not limited to these light receiving elements, and can be applied to photoelectric conversion elements such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device).
- CCD Charge Coupled Device
- the light receiving element that receives an optical signal has been described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the present invention can be widely applied to a receiver using a magnetic sensitive element that detects a magnetic signal, a sensitive element that senses vibration and converts it into an electric signal, such as a microphone or a piezoelectric element.
- all the elements constituting the optical receiving device 100 may be integrated as a single unit or may be configured separately in another integrated circuit.
- a part thereof may be formed of discrete parts. Which part ⁇ is to be integrated can be determined according to cost, occupied area, and usage.
- the present invention can be suitably used for a receiving device that receives an infrared signal or the like.
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