DocumentCode
957143
Title
Very low noise photodetector system using p-i-n diode and baseband parametric upconvertor
Author
Roulston, D.J.
Author_Institution
University of Waterloo, Electrical Engineering Department, Waterloo, Canada
Volume
16
Issue
15
fYear
1980
Firstpage
595
Lastpage
596
Abstract
The communication describes a sensitive photodetector system consisting of a p-i-n photodiode followed by a baseband parametric upconvertor. The overall noise performance is shown to be potentially better than that of existing avalanche photodiode systems.
Keywords
electron device noise; frequency convertors; photodetectors; photodiodes; baseband parametric upconvertor; low noise photodetector system; noise performance; p-i-n photodiode;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19800412
Filename
4244184
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