AN INVESTIGATION OF THE APPLICATION OF FEEDBACK AND COMPARATOR CONCEPTS TO SENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR INSTRUMENTS.

Abstract

A theoretical and experimental investigation was made of the application of feedback to semiconductor energy sensors. By the application of feedback the sensor becomes an energy comparator with improved dynamic response. The comparator characteristics are determined by their physical (mechanical) characteristics towards their environment and are practically independent of the electrical sensor characteristics. Simple compensation over a wide temperature is then often possible. Practical applications are discussed and evaluated such as, temperature measurement, RMS measurement, pressure measurement and radiation measurement. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0626161

Entities

People

  • Enoch J. Durbin
  • Gerard J. Born
  • Kazuaki Takashima

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Comparators
  • Compensation
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Dynamic Response
  • Electronics
  • Environment
  • Feedback
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems