. Given that the photon flux detected by a Si photodetector with quantum efficiency of 50% is 50000 photons/pixel/s, while the dark and read noise level of this detector are as follows: Dark current (D): 500 e-/pixel/s Read noise (Nr): 10 e-rms/pixel Using the detector integration time, t, of 10 seconds: Find the photon noise. (i) (ii) Calculate the Signal to noise ratio (in dB) of this system. (iii) Determine if this is a photon noise limited or dark noise limited system. Act

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. Given that the photon flux detected by a Si photodetector with
quantum efficiency of 50% is 50000 photons/pixel/s, while
the dark and read noise level of this detector are as follows:
Dark current (D): 500 e-/pixel/s
Read noise (Nr): 10 e-rms/pixel
Using the detector integration time, t, of 10 seconds:
Find the photon noise.
(i)
(ii)
Calculate the Signal to noise ratio (in dB) of this system.
Determine if this is a photon noise limited or dark noise
limited system.
(iii)
Activ
Transcribed Image Text:. Given that the photon flux detected by a Si photodetector with quantum efficiency of 50% is 50000 photons/pixel/s, while the dark and read noise level of this detector are as follows: Dark current (D): 500 e-/pixel/s Read noise (Nr): 10 e-rms/pixel Using the detector integration time, t, of 10 seconds: Find the photon noise. (i) (ii) Calculate the Signal to noise ratio (in dB) of this system. Determine if this is a photon noise limited or dark noise limited system. (iii) Activ
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