how to reduce coupling in ckt?

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I am doing some test experiment using high gain amplifier as I have very low input.
but on general pcb or on bread board I am getting unwanted signal may be due to coupling. when I am applying 3 V AC from my signal generator I am getting 200 mv at oscilloscope when generator and oscilloscope probe are 2 or 3 mm apart in air ( means without any connection). I think both probes are acting as an antenna.
how to reduce this antenna effect as I have to connect generator pin 1 mm apart from amplifier input pin. due to this effect I am getting nearly 1 v AC at output of amplifier even with out any connection of ip of amplifier and generator pin.
 


You do not indicate the frequency used. Generally, oscilloscope probes are high-impedance ( 1 MOHm typ.), so coupling is easy. To prevent it use short sections of a thin coaxial cable and connect ground close to signal source.
The best way is to use 50 Ohm lines, then coupling mostly does not occur.
 
A solderless breadboard has many rows of contacts and many connecting wires that cause coupling and usually cause feedback oscillation. They also act as antennas and pickup interference.
 
frequency is 7 khz. and generator probe is 2 mm apart in air from amplifier ip pin( means basically no connection). I am using op amp. with 10 M in feedback to inverting pin and non inverting is connected to ground.

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Audioguru said:
A solderless breadboard has many rows of contacts and many connecting wires that cause coupling and usually cause feedback oscillation. They also act as antennas and pickup interference.
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then how to prevent it. I can fabricate a pcb. So in pcb designing what should I do to minimize it.
 

10M is an extremely high value for a negative feedback resistor. Then maybe the series input resistor value is also extremely high. Since the non-inverting input is grounded then the opamp is inverting and the inverting input and its resistors are picking up interference.
Why not make the input a non-inverting amplifier or follower then use an inverting opamp after it with low value resistors?

A pcb with low coupling has ground areas and traces between signal traces. It can also be double-sided with one side all ground as a ground plane.
 

sir, which configuration I should use if my ip is order of micro amp. range and I want to see the voltage change. that's why I am using high resistance with no series ip resistance.
is there any better solution to examine such low value ip? if yes plz tell me.
thanks.
 

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