Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Magnetism, Measurement and Instrumentation, Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Parana (UFPR) , Curitiba, Brazil
Abstract
Lock-in amplifiers (LIA) are widely used in laboratory environments to detect low-amplitude signals buried in noise as well as real and imaginary parts of a complex quantity. They are based on the technique of synchronous detection, where the signal of interest is modulated into a desired frequency, sent to the medium or device to be analyzed, and captured by a detector. The detector scheme relies on the concept of phase-sensitive detection, generally resulting in two components: in-phase and quadrature. This article shows a very simple and low computational-cost way to implement a dual-phase LIA, using readily available microcontrollers, running a simple and fast algorithm. Three examples of signal detection are presented (sound wave signal, impedance meter, and weak signal recovery) to point out the flexibility and capabilities of the proposed methodology.
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