A high-efficiency low-noise signal amplification mechanism for photodetectors
| Autor: | Mohammad Abu Raihan Miah, Yu-Hsin Liu, Yu-Hwa Lo, David J. Hall, Iftikhar Ahmad Niaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Photocurrent
Physics business.industry Photodetector Biasing 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Noise figure 01 natural sciences Noise (electronics) Impact ionization Optics Ionization 0103 physical sciences Optoelectronics Photonics 010306 general physics 0210 nano-technology business |
| Zdroj: | Silicon Photonics XII. |
| ISSN: | 0277-786X |
| Popis: | Recently we discovered a signal amplification mechanism to amplify photocurrent with high efficiency and low noise. Unlike conventional impact ionization used in avalanche photodetectors, the new amplification mechanism can produce high (>1000) gain with very low excess noise factor ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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