Burst noise in the HAWAII-1RG multiplexer

Candice M. Bacon; Craig W. McMurtry; Judith L. Pipher; William J. Forrest; James D. Garnett

doi:10.1117/12.624191

25 August 2005 Burst noise in the HAWAII-1RG multiplexer

Candice M. Bacon, Craig W. McMurtry, Judith L. Pipher, William J. Forrest, James D. Garnett

Proceedings Volume 5902, Focal Plane Arrays for Space Telescopes II; 59020K (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624191
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Burst noise (also known as popcorn noise and random telegraph signal/noise) is a phenomenon that is understood to be a result of defects in the vicinity of a p-n junction. It is characterized by rapid level shifts in both positive and negative directions and can have varying magnitudes. This noise has been seen in both HAWAII-1RG and HAWAII-2RG multiplexers and is under investigation. We have done extensive burst noise testing on a HAWAII-1RG multiplexer, where we have determined a significant percentage of pixels exhibit the phenomenon. In addition, the prevalence of small magnitude transitions make sensitivity of detection the main limiting factor. Since this is a noise source for the HAWAII-1RG multiplexer, its elimination would make the HAWAII-1RG and the HAWAII-2RG even lower noise multiplexers.

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Candice M. Bacon, Craig W. McMurtry, Judith L. Pipher, William J. Forrest, and James D. Garnett "Burst noise in the HAWAII-1RG multiplexer", Proc. SPIE 5902, Focal Plane Arrays for Space Telescopes II, 59020K (25 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624191

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