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Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Western Australia, 2007.

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This thesis investigates the use of an avalanche Platinum Silicide (PtSi) Schottky Barrier Diode as a detector in fiber optic communication systems for the 1.3 to 1.5 mum spectral region. The avalanche process is used to amplify the signal prior to electrical interfacing in order to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio. The amount of multiplication is predicted by the impact ionization coefficients for electrons and holes, alpha and beta, respectively. By using PtSi Schottky diodes, where alpha > beta, pure electron injection can be accomplished by irradiating with photons of energy psi hnu Eg (where psi is the Schottky Barrier height and Eg is the bandgap of silicon), thus maximizing multiplication and minimizing noise. An alternative means for avalanching involves the quantum effects of impurity-band ionization. By using a heavily doped semiconductor and operating at low temperatures, one can achieve noise-free gain at lower electric field strengths. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)

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published_or_final_version / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Master / Master of Philosophy

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Professional paper (MS)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2008. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Joseph A. Shaw. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-120).

This thesis is based on modifications performed on the U.S. Army TACOM (Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan) Thermal Imaging Model (TTIM). It discusses the TTIM computer model of a staring thermal imaging sensor with respect to spatial nonuniformities. The spatial nonuniformities in a staring sensor is caused by fixed pattern noise or responsivity variations across the sensor. The objective of the thesis is to present the correction schemes for spatial nonuniformities present on a staring thermal imaging sensor and the data analysis of the corrections using flat field and bar chart targets of known temperatures. The signal-to-noise ratios (S/Ns) of the images will be calculated and measured before and after the correction. A simulated image after a one-point correction will be evaluated by comparison with an image from a real system using a platinum silicide thermal imaging sensor. The limits and assumptions of the simulation also will be discussed.