OP-AMP output impedance

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I think that with carefull selection of the opamp, there are some out there that will provide this as-is. What is the freq range over which you want it to be .001? What is the required output current? Just curious, what is the application?

Also, be aware that this will be completely swamped by PCB-trace and wiring impedance, UNLESS you take your feedback point directly from the load.

Jan Didden
 
Any idea how to set up the wiring in order to get this
low impedance not only at the at the output of the OP amp, but
also at that point were you need this low signal impedance.

May be you will have to put the signal wiring also "inside" the
feedback loop of the OP amp...
..and take care about your ground...
... real 1mOhm... let's say: a challenge
 
Usually a series resistor in thr output ensures
high frequency stability into capacitive loads.

The real issue here is your applications requirements.

Where do they come from, and is there a better way of doing it ?

Note that feedback derived output impedance varies strongly with frequency.

:) sreten.
 
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Any op-amp will try to have a zero output impedance. However, if it it this scritical, it is essential to do a "Kelvin" connection. Both ends of the feedback path have to be across your load with the shortest possible connection. Also, do not ask the op-amp to behave as if it has such a low output impedance and to give a lot of output voltage. With a ±15V supply, expect that performance perhaps to only ±2V. That is unless you build an output power buffer.

As well, I hope the load impedance still won't be a lot less than a few hundred ohms. If lower, you're in a whole different class of product.
 
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