Can the voltage regulator from here, Figure 6 be used to supply a negative bias to an APD? Would inverting Vin/GND do the trick or could that damage the IC?
Negative Bias from Voltage Regulator
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Can the voltage regulator from here, Figure 6 be used to supply a negative bias to an APD? Would inverting Vin/GND do the trick or could that damage the IC?
Best Answer
The voltage multiplier diodes D1-D5 could be reversed (do not invert the power to the chip or it will be destroyed) but then the feedback voltage would yield positive feedback, which would not be good.
That could be fixed with an op-amp (and reversing C8, C9), but you might have to fiddle with compensation to get stability and to minimize the noise.