Open-loop gain

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The open-loop gain of an operational amplifier is the gain obtained when no feedback is used in the circuit. Open loop gain is usually exceedingly high; in fact, an ideal operational amplifier has infinite open-loop gain. Typically an op-amp may have an open-loop gain of around 10^{5}. Normally, feedback is applied around the op-amp so that the gain of the overall circuit is defined and kept to a figure which is more usable. However the very high gain of the op-amp enables considerable levels of feedback to be applied to achieve required performance. The open-loop gain of an operational amplifier falls very rapidly with increasing frequency. Along with slew rate, this is one of the reasons why operational amplifiers have limited bandwidth.

A_{{{\text{OL}}}}={\frac {V_{{{\text{out}}}}}{\left(V^{+}-V^{-}\right)}}

As you can see from the definition above, in an ideal amplifier where V^{+}=V^{-}, the open loop gain (A_{{{\text{OL}}}}) becomes infinite.

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