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Appl Opt
; 9(8): 1848-53, 1970 Aug 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20094151
ABSTRACT
Heterodyne detection of infrared radiation by cryogenically cooled extrinsic photoconductors is reviewed. Operational characteristics of a highly compensated Ge : Hg detector are calculated from experimentally determined material parameters. In many cases wideband, quantum noise limited performance can be obtained only if substantial refrigeration capacity is available at detector operating temperature.