Title :
A phototransistor optical isolator noise model
Author :
Cook, K.B. ; Ruwe, V.W.
fDate :
6/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A noise model for the phototransistor optical isolator is presented and used to predict optical isolator noise performance. Results are shown to agree with existing experimental data on phototransistor optical isolator noise. The model presented includes burst noise, flicker noise and shot noise.
Keywords :
Electron device noise; Light emitting diodes; Opto-isolators; Phototransistors; Semiconductor device models; electron device noise; light emitting diodes; opto-isolators; phototransistors; semiconductor device models; 1f noise; Circuit noise; Equations; Frequency; Isolators; Light emitting diodes; Low-frequency noise; Noise figure; Optical noise; Phototransistors;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.1980.1051400