How to measure the input impedance (shown in the figure below) of this differential amplifier with BJTs in LTspice?
Electronic – How measure input impedance this differential amplifier in LTspice
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Best Answer
There are two principal ways to use a simulator to measure the input impedance of an amplifier - the direct way, and the indirect way.
The direct way is to measure the input voltage, and current, and take the ratio.
The indirect way is to put a resistor in series with the input, and note the drop in output of the amplifier, and do the sums from that.
With a differential amplifier, take care that you're driving it in the right way. If you ground one input and drive the other, you'll be seeing a mix of both the differential and the common mode input impedance. To see the pure differential input impedance, you have to drive the two inputs differentially.