//Optoelectronics - An Introduction, 2nd Edition by J. Wilson and J.F.B. Hawkes //Example 7.4 //OS=Windows XP sp3 //Scilab version 5.5.2 clc; clear; //given k=1.38e-23;//Boltzmann constant in SI Units T=300;//Absolute temperature in K R=1e3;//Load resistance in Ohms Deltaf=1e3;//Bandwidth of the photo multiplier in Hz e=1.6e-19;//Electronic charge in C iT=1e-14;//Dark current in A DeltaVj=sqrt(4*k*T*R*Deltaf); mprintf("\n DeltaVj = %.1e V",DeltaVj); //The answer provided in the textbook is wrong Deltais=sqrt(2*iT*e*Deltaf);//Corresponding magnitude of rms current fluctuations in A mprintf("\n Deltais = %.1e A",Deltais); //Let the photomultiplier gain be G G=1e7;//Given //Let the shot noise voltage signal across R be DeltaVj2 DeltaVj2=Deltais*G*R; mprintf("\n DeltaVj2 = %.1e V",DeltaVj2);