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Application note, May 2025

Using ECA-series potentiostats as lock-in amplifiers

Using ECA-series potentiostats as lock-in amplifiers

ECA-series potentiostats can also be used as lock-in amplifiers.

The photo above shows the setup. A 500 kHz signal is detected in 0.01 mV RMS steps.

The built-in lock-in amplifier generates and detects low-level signals at high frequencies, so small changes in a sensor can be tracked. It is the same circuit that is used for impedance spectroscopy.