Langevin approach to the generation-recombination noise of a multi quantum well infrared photodetector

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Carbone, A ^a   Introzzi, R ^b   Liu, H C ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dark noise; Photocurrent noise; Quantum well infrared photodetectors

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DARK NOISE; NOISE POWER SPECTRUM; PHOTOCURRENT NOISE; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 24344442722     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2005.02.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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