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Why is the loop gain measured by breaking the loop rather than computed?

  • A.The feedback fraction changes when the loop is closed
  • B.Measurement gives the closed-loop gain more accurately
  • C.Unintended paths contribute and are hard to predict
  • D.The open-loop gain cannot be measured directly at all

Answer: C

Stray coupling, supply impedance and layout all add paths that no calculation from the schematic would include, so a measured return ratio is the only trustworthy figure in a marginal case. The open-loop gain can be measured with care, the fraction is set by components, and the closed-loop gain is measured directly anyway. That a real loop contains more than the drawn loop is why stability problems so often surprise, and why measurement rather than analysis settles them.

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