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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert L Forward, Oxnard, CA (US);
Gary D Thurmond, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502 / ; 307311 ;
Abstract
An improved photodector which in utilizing a low noise load network instead of a resistor has the advantages in signal-to-noise ratio of a large load resistance without the deleterious effect on response time. The circuit includes a conventional photodiode with an operational amplifier at its output. The load network is disposed in the feedback path of the operational amplifier. It consists of a second operational amplifier, a fixed resistor and a variable resistor.