HIGH-PERFORMANCE SINGLE-STAGE SHAPER-PREAMPLIFIER FOR OPTICAL GATED SIGNALS

Authors
ROVATI L LAGO P PRIORI L
Citation
L. Rovati et al., HIGH-PERFORMANCE SINGLE-STAGE SHAPER-PREAMPLIFIER FOR OPTICAL GATED SIGNALS, Electronics Letters, 30(20), 1994, pp. 1709-1710
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
30
Issue
20
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1709 - 1710
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1994)30:20<1709:HSSFOG>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A new single stage, low noise, shaper-preamplifier for optical gated s ignals is described. Careful layout and accurate component selection a llow the use of CMOS analogue switches before signal amplification wit hout deterioration of the noise performance of the preamplifier. With a silicon photodiode, the minimum detectable signal is less then 3000 photons for a pulse duration of 960 mu s at lambda = 810 nm.