STUDY OF NOISE IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES.

Abstract

In part I it is shown theoretically that the noise figure of FET mixers can be reduced by h. f. feedback from output to input. In the limit of stability the spot noise figure equals that of the corresponding h. f. amplifier. These theoretical results are verified by experiment, and good agreement between theory and experiment is noted. In part II THE NOISE IN GaAs lasers is death with. It is shown that the only significant noise source is shot noise of the detected photocurrent. The measurements were not accurate enough to detect the very small amount of spontaneous emission noise present near threshold. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0821497

Entities

People

  • A. Van Der Ziel

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Amplifiers
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics
  • Emission
  • Feedback
  • Measurement
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Shot Noise
  • Solid State Electronics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics