Abstract
We find excitable behavior in an operational amplifier (OPA27). When an output terminal is connected to an inverting input terminal through a resistor and a positive input terminal is connected to the ground, the simple electronic circuit exhibits a transition from a steady state to a relaxation oscillation state through quasi-harmonic and excitable pulsation states as the positive and the negative power supply voltages are varied. The observed distribution of the excitable pulsation intervals shows that the pulsations are phase-locked with the internal quasi-harmonic oscillation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 723-729 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Europhysics Letters |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2005 |