GB1279349A - Photodetector bias control circuit - Google Patents

Photodetector bias control circuit

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Publication number
GB1279349A
GB1279349A GB33903/70A GB3390370A GB1279349A GB 1279349 A GB1279349 A GB 1279349A GB 33903/70 A GB33903/70 A GB 33903/70A GB 3390370 A GB3390370 A GB 3390370A GB 1279349 A GB1279349 A GB 1279349A
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Prior art keywords
pulse
bias control
photo
output
shaped
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GB33903/70A
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Inventor
Burton Emil Dobratz
Robert Pearce Farnsworth
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Raytheon Co
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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Application filed by Hughes Aircraft Co filed Critical Hughes Aircraft Co
Publication of GB1279349A publication Critical patent/GB1279349A/en
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    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
    • G01J1/42—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
    • G01J1/44—Electric circuits
    • 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
    • G01S7/483—Details of pulse systems
    • G01S7/486—Receivers
    • G01S7/4861—Circuits for detection, sampling, integration or read-out
    • 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
    • G01S7/483—Details of pulse systems
    • G01S7/486—Receivers
    • G01S7/487—Extracting wanted echo signals, e.g. pulse detection
    • G01S7/4873—Extracting wanted echo signals, e.g. pulse detection by deriving and controlling a threshold value
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G11/00—Limiting amplitude; Limiting rate of change of amplitude
    • H03G11/04—Limiting level dependent on strength of signal; Limiting level dependent on strength of carrier on which signal is modulated
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04B10/66—Non-coherent receivers, e.g. using direct detection
    • H04B10/69—Electrical arrangements in the receiver
    • H04B10/691—Arrangements for optimizing the photodetector in the receiver
    • H04B10/6911—Photodiode bias control, e.g. for compensating temperature variations

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Optical Radar Systems And Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
GB33903/70A 1969-07-22 1970-07-13 Photodetector bias control circuit Expired GB1279349A (en)

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US84630069A 1969-07-22 1969-07-22

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GB1279349A true GB1279349A (en) 1972-06-28

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US (1) US3644740A (https=)
JP (1) JPS5026233B1 (https=)
DE (1) DE2032438B2 (https=)
GB (1) GB1279349A (https=)
IL (1) IL34694A (https=)
NL (1) NL7009592A (https=)
SE (1) SE369967B (https=)

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SE369967B (https=) 1974-09-23
DE2032438A1 (de) 1971-02-04
NL7009592A (https=) 1971-01-26
DE2032438B2 (de) 1973-01-11
IL34694A0 (en) 1970-10-30
IL34694A (en) 1972-11-28
JPS5026233B1 (https=) 1975-08-29
US3644740A (en) 1972-02-22

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years