• DocumentCode
    1010239
  • Title

    Achievement of shot-noise-limited sensitivity and 50 dB dynamic range by photon-counting receiver using Si avalanche photodiode

  • Author

    Kikuchi, Kazuro ; Okoshi, Tadashi ; Hirose, Akira

  • Author_Institution
    University of Tokyo, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    801
  • Lastpage
    802
  • Abstract
    A photon-counting receiver using an Si avalanche photodiode has been constructed. The circuit noise, dark-current noise and excess noise pulses can be discriminated perfectly from the signal pulse; thus a shot-noise-limited receiver sensitivity has been achieved. The dynamic range of the receiver is above 50 dB.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; optical communication equipment; random noise; Si avalanche photodiode; circuit noise; dark current noise; dynamic range; excess noise pulses; photon-counting receiver; shot-noise-limited sensitivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19850565
  • Filename
    4251364
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1010239