Title :
Coherent homodyne detection at 10.6μm with an extrinsic photoconductor
Author :
Soref, Richard A.
Author_Institution :
Sperry Rand Research Center, Sudbury, USA
fDate :
11/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A laser-driven infrared-homodyne arrangement yielded a substantial increase in the sensitivity of a doped-silicon photoconductor. The improvement in detectivity was found to be limited by excess local-oscillator noise.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; photoconductivity; photoelectric cells; radiation detection; radio receivers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19660345
