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Why does a feedback amplifier's distortion rise at high frequencies?

  • A.The devices become less linear at high frequencies
  • B.The feedback network's phase shift grows with frequency
  • C.The output stage's bias current falls with frequency
  • D.The loop gain falls as the open-loop gain rolls off

Answer: D

Distortion is divided by one plus the loop gain, and since the open-loop gain falls steadily above the dominant pole, the loop gain and hence the correction fall with it. Device linearity is roughly frequency-independent over the audio range, the network's phase affects stability rather than distortion directly, and the bias current does not fall. A specification quoted at one frequency and assumed at all others is a common source of disappointment, and this is the mechanism behind it.

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