DocumentCode
2125152
Title
Measurement of performances of uncooled HgCdTe photodetectors in heterodyne regime of operation
Author
Iftimia, N. ; Spanulescu, I. ; Iftimia, I.
Author_Institution
Army Res. & Dev. Inst., Bucharest, Romania
Volume
2
fYear
1996
fDate
9-12 Oct 1996
Firstpage
603
Abstract
An ordinary infrared detector that may be dominated by thermal generation or amplifier noise can serve as nearly theoretically perfect receiver when used in a heterodyne mode. A photoresistor has been compared with an optical immersed photoelectromagnetic detector with the same electrical area
Keywords
II-VI semiconductors; infrared detectors; mercury compounds; photodetectors; photoresistors; semiconductor device noise; thermal noise; HgCdTe; amplifier noise; electrical area; heterodyne regime; infrared detector; optical immersed photoelectromagnetic detector; photoresistor; thermal generation; uncooled photodetectors; Infrared detectors; Noise generators; Optical amplifiers; Optical detectors; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Performance evaluation; Photodetectors; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Conference, 1996., International
Conference_Location
Sinaia
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3223-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SMICND.1996.557459
Filename
557459
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