Quantum 1/f Noise in High Technology Applications Including Ultrasmall Structures and Devices
Abstract
Quantum 1/f noise is basic property of physical cross sections and process rates and a form of quantum chaos in the nonlinear system of the charged particles plus the electromagnetic field. Therefore, the present report starts with a consideration of the general problem of 1/f spectra in nonlinear systems, derives for the first time a general sufficient criterion which tells us if a system will show 1/f noise, and applies the new criterion to transport in semiconductors, in metals, on highways, and in quantum electrodynamics. In all these cases 1/f spectra follow from the same criterion, in the same way. This is, for the first time, a unifying principle. In addition, the report contains the first rigorous first principles derivation of quantum 1/f mobility fluctuations in semiconducting materials (analytical) and reference to a Monte Carlo simulation of the same problem. Finally, a solution for the long-standing problem of quantum 1/f noise in the collector of BJT's is proposed. (rrh)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 15, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA226739
Entities
People
- Peter H. Handel
Organizations
- University of Missouri