//Example 9.3 //Program to compare the shot noise generated in the photodetector //with the thermal noise in the load resistor clear; clc ; close ; //Given data Id=3*10^(-9); //A - DARK CURRENT e=1.602*10^(-19); //Coulumbs - CHARGE OF AN ELECTRON h= 6.626*10^(-34); //J/K - PLANK's CONSTANT Lambda=0.9*10^(-6); //metre - OPERATING WAVELENGTH c=2.998*10^8; //m/s - VELOCITY OF LIGHT IN VACCUM eeta=0.6; //*100 percent - QUANTUM EFFICIENCY Po=200*10^(-9); //Watt- INCIDENT OPTICAL POWER k=1.381*10^(-23); //m^2 kg/s - BOLTZMANN's CONSTANT T=293; //Kelvin - TEMPERATURE B=5*10^6; //Hz - BANDWIDTH OF RECEIVER Rl=4*10^3; //Ohms - LOAD RESISTANCE //RMS shot noise current Ip=eeta*Po*e*Lambda/(h*c); Shot_noise_current=sqrt(2*e*B*(Id+Ip)); //RMS thermal noise current Thermal_noise_current=sqrt(4*k*T*B/Rl); //Displaying the Results in Command Window printf("\n\n RMS shot noise current = %0.3f X 10^(-10) A.",Shot_noise_current/10^(-10)); printf("\n\n RMS thermal noise current = %0.3f X 10^(-9) A.",Thermal_noise_current/10^(-9));