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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A Hoult, Bethel, CT (US);
Robert P Ragusa, New Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ; H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502 / ; 307297 ; 307310 ; 307311 ; 250238 ;
Abstract
A preamplifier network or circuit for converting non-linear signal information, such as is produced by a mercury cadmium tellurium (MCT) detector, to a substantially linear voltage signal output corresponding to the incident light levels on the MCT detector. Conceptually speaking, the subject preamplifier functions as a constant-voltage variable-current source to the MCT detector, and incorporates positive feedback for being effective as a negative resistance to nullify the MCT detector resisance introduced signal component of the signal information being monitored.