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Old 12-02-2016, 06:31 PM
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Using an op-amp "rectifier" as an AM detector

Using a high speed op-amp, in this case a HA2525, I built a "rectifier" circuit as an AM detector. Idea is that it should be more linear than an ordinary diode.

This particular op-amp circuit outputs the negative going parts of the RF carrier and the amplitude modulation. Instead of a curved diode knee, this circuit would do a much sharper knee, thus better detection of weak signals and also strong signals (better audio fidelity on music).
Like this (though the polarities are different)
vs for a diode

We also avoid the effects of the AGC cap backfeeding the detector.
The RC circuits fed by the op-amp's output filters out the RF part of the rectified waveform to get audio, and AGC voltage.
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