Small Signal Analysis: High-Speed Photodetectors

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Covers the origins and calculations of thermal and shot noise in diodes and transistors, emphasizing their implications in electronic components.

Explores coherent detection in optical systems, highlighting the interference between the signal and local oscillator.

Covers noise analysis in circuits, including small-signal and input-referred noise, with examples of amplifiers and filters.

Explores thermal noise in resistors, KTC noise formula, noise factor of networks.

Explores noise in electronics, covering average power, signal-to-noise ratio, deterministic and random signals, and noise amplification.

Covers optical and electronic shot noise, focusing on signal-to-noise ratio calculations and the impact of quantum efficiency on detectivity.

Explores noise sources, Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem, amplifier noise, interference effects, and quantization error in electrical systems.

Introduces the basics of electronics, covering signal treatment, components like resistors and transistors.