Title :
Figure of merit for envelope detection of optical signals
Author_Institution :
Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil, Department de Recherches Physico-Chimiques, Puteaux, France
fDate :
7/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A figure of merit is defined which may be applied to any of the common types of optical-envelope detectors such as photo-multipliers and photodiodes. It is evaluated for two special groups: (a) when the amplifier noise and dark current are negligible, and (b) when the quantum-noise term is negligible.
Keywords :
photoelectric cells; photomultipliers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19650116
