DE3070409D1 - Low noise photoreceiver - Google Patents

Low noise photoreceiver

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Publication number
DE3070409D1
DE3070409D1 DE8080400472T DE3070409T DE3070409D1 DE 3070409 D1 DE3070409 D1 DE 3070409D1 DE 8080400472 T DE8080400472 T DE 8080400472T DE 3070409 T DE3070409 T DE 3070409T DE 3070409 D1 DE3070409 D1 DE 3070409D1
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Germany
Prior art keywords
output
level
signal
transducer
main amplifier
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Expired
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DE8080400472T
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Helloco Guy Yves Marie Le
Roch Jean-Paul Louis Marie Le
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Sercel SAS
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Sercel SAS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G3/00—Gain control in amplifiers or frequency changers
    • H03G3/20—Automatic control
    • H03G3/30—Automatic control in amplifiers having semiconductor devices
    • H03G3/3084—Automatic control in amplifiers having semiconductor devices in receivers or transmitters for electromagnetic waves other than radiowaves, e.g. lightwaves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/48—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S17/00
    • G01S7/491—Details of non-pulse systems
    • G01S7/493—Extracting wanted echo signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J43/00—Secondary-emission tubes; Electron-multiplier tubes
    • H01J43/04—Electron multipliers
    • H01J43/30—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the tube and not otherwise provided for
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/60—Receivers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/95—Circuit arrangements
    • H10F77/953—Circuit arrangements for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/959—Circuit arrangements for devices having potential barriers for devices working in avalanche mode

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Optical Radar Systems And Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
  • Control Of Amplification And Gain Control (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
  • Photoreceptors In Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
DE8080400472T 1979-04-10 1980-04-09 Low noise photoreceiver Expired DE3070409D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7909057A FR2454105A1 (fr) 1979-04-10 1979-04-10 Dispositif photorecepteur a faible bruit

Publications (1)

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DE3070409D1 true DE3070409D1 (en) 1985-05-09

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DE8080400472T Expired DE3070409D1 (en) 1979-04-10 1980-04-09 Low noise photoreceiver

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0017596B1 (enExample)
AT (1) ATE12547T1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE3070409D1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2454105A1 (enExample)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2122447B (en) * 1982-06-17 1985-11-13 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Optical receiver
FR2571148B1 (fr) * 1984-09-28 1987-01-02 Electricite De France Detecteur de faisceau lumineux a photodiode a circuit de reglage du point de fonctionnement
EP0282801B1 (de) * 1987-03-17 1992-04-29 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Regelung des Multiplikationsfaktors von Lawinenphotodioden in optischen Empfängern
EP0783808B1 (en) * 1994-09-03 2000-08-02 International Business Machines Corporation Optical transmitter and transceiver module for wireless data transmission
US7309852B2 (en) 2004-10-18 2007-12-18 Avago Technologies Ecbu Ip (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Variable noise control for an optical transducer

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3644740A (en) * 1969-07-22 1972-02-22 Hughes Aircraft Co Control circuit for biasing a photodetector so as to maintain a selected false alarm rate
US3898452A (en) * 1974-08-15 1975-08-05 Itt Electron multiplier gain stabilization

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Publication number Publication date
ATE12547T1 (de) 1985-04-15
EP0017596A1 (fr) 1980-10-15
FR2454105B1 (enExample) 1983-11-18
FR2454105A1 (fr) 1980-11-07
EP0017596B1 (fr) 1985-04-03

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