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COMMON DRAIN AMPLIFIER

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Common Drain Amplifier

 The common-drain (CD) amplifier is comparable to the common-collector BJT amplifier. Recall that the CC amplifier is called an emitter-follower.

Similarly, the common-drain amplifier is called a source-follower because the voltage at the source is approximately the same amplitude as the input

(gate) voltage and is in phase with it. In other words, the source voltage follows the gate input voltage.

 A common-drain amplifier is one in which the input signal is applied to the gate and the output is taken from the source, making the drain common to

both. Because it is common, there is no need for a drain resistor. A common-drain amplifier is shown below. A common-drain amplifier is also called

a source-follower. Self-biasing is used in this particular circuit. The input signal is applied to the gate through a coupling capacitor, and the output

signal is coupled to the load resistor through the other capacitor .

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Circuit Topology

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Waveforms
Input Voltage Output Voltage

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 The input signal is applied to the gate, the input resistance seen by the input signal source is extremely high, just as in the common-source amplifier

configuration. The gate resistor, RG, in parallel with the input resistance looking in at the gate is the total input resistance.

 The transistor emitter follower, the source follower configuration itself provides a high level of buffering and a high input impedance. The actual

input resistance of the FET itself is very high as it is a field effect device. This means that the source follower circuit is able to provide excellent

performance as a buffer.

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 The voltage gain is unity, although current gain is high. The input and output signals are in phase.

 Common-drain can buffer a poor voltage source into a nearly ideal one.

 The addition of the Bypass capacitors on the drain terminal of the Fet, this was added to the resistance that effects only the DC functionality of the

circuit. In the AC operation the drain terminal will be an AC ground which fits the analysis in the circuit.

 The output voltage is at the source, it is in phase with the gate (input) voltage.

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Conclusion
 The common drain amplifier is also referred as a stabilizer and widely used in the constant voltage supply applications.

 The transistor serves as the input, the source is the output, and the drain is common to both (input and output), hence its name. The analogous

bipolar junction transistor circuit is the common-collector amplifier.

 Thus the Common drain amplifier model is implemented using the Activate tool.

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