NOISE IN LOW-TEMPERATURE INDIUM ANTIMONIDE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE CELLS

Abstract

This report gives an account of a short experimental study of the noise power spectrum of lowtemperature indium antimonide photoconductive cells within the frequency range 20 c to 5 kc. The results from 10 cells showed that the noise power spectrum was of the form P varies as 1/f to the nth power below a certain frequency f sub b and a constant value above this frequency. Values for n and f sub b are presented. It was found that variation of the polarizing current through the cell changed the magnitude but did not alter the shape of the power spectrum, but that a microphonic effect which was induced by faulty cooling produced a marked increase in the value of n. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0274473

Entities

People

  • D.g. Lloyd
  • H.s. Owen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antimonides
  • Frequency
  • Indium
  • Indium Antimonides
  • Low Temperature
  • Power Spectra
  • Spectra

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Semiconductor Device Technology