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DETECTOR PERFORMANCE
Different performance are
Responsivity (R)
Response Time (t)
Cut-Off frequency (Fc)
Noise Equivalent Power (NEP)
Specific Detectivity (D*)

RESPONSIVITY (R)

The responsivity will vary with wavelength and

denoted R
Spectral Response will gives as curve nature.
The unit of Responsivity :
Amps/Watts Non Visible light as input.
Amps/Lumen Visible light as input

RESPONSE TIME (OR) TIME

CONSTANT

The detector responds to a step input signal

with an exponential rise or fall by a response

time ()
R(f)

F = light modulation frequency

= response time

CUT-OFF FREQUENCY (

Frequency at which the responsivity falls

to a value

NOISE EQUIVALENT POWER(NEP)

Presence of noise will limit the detection of small

Signal.

RMS value of small detected signal generated by the

noise (SNR<1).

Minimum signal detection is denoted by NEP.

A- specific area for noise power generation in detector.

SPECIFIC DETECTIVITY (

It is inverse of