Generation–recombination noise

Generation–recombination noise, or g–r noise, is a type of electrical signal noise caused statistically by the fluctuation of the generation and recombination of electrons in semiconductor-based photon detectors.[1]

References

  1. ^ Smith, D. L. (1982). "Theory of generation‐recombination noise in intrinsic photoconductors". Journal of Applied Physics. 53 (10): 7051–7060. Bibcode:1982JAP....53.7051S. doi:10.1063/1.330006. ISSN 0021-8979.

See also

  • Noise
  • Noise (audio) – residual low level "hiss or hum"
  • Noise (electronic) – related to electronic circuitry.
  • Noise figure – the ratio of the output noise power to attributable thermal noise.
  • Signal noise – in science, fluctuations in the signal being received.
  • Thermal noise – sets a fundamental lower limit to what can be measured.
  • Weighting filter
  • ITU-R 468 noise weighting
  • A-weighting
  • List of noise topics


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