J. Przybytek, M. Gryglas-Borysiewicz, M. Baj, A. Cavanna, G. Faini, U. Gennser, A. Ouerghi
{"title":"Impurity-related noise in single-barrier GaAs/AlAs/GaAs resonant tunneling devices","authors":"J. Przybytek, M. Gryglas-Borysiewicz, M. Baj, A. Cavanna, G. Faini, U. Gennser, A. Ouerghi","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578979","url":null,"abstract":"The low-frequency fluctuations of tunneling current in GaAs/AlAs/GaAs single-barrier heterostructure devices were measured for three samples with different Si-planar-doping in the center of 10.2 nm-thick barrier. The diameter of the mesas were close to 100 micrometers. Upon changes of the biasing voltage across the barrier the character of noise spectra also changed - depending on various electron transport mechanisms in the barrier. We emphasise that noise measurement is much more sensitive than simple current-voltage characteristics.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126145898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Allègre, M. Timofeeva, J. Thomas, S. Flament, D. Robbes
{"title":"Input referred noise of magneto-resistor based current conditioners","authors":"G. Allègre, M. Timofeeva, J. Thomas, S. Flament, D. Robbes","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578902","url":null,"abstract":"This contribution presents, in a reverse engineering like approach, the noise measurements and analysis of two commercially available magneto-resistive currents sensors respectively based on GMR (NVE Inc.) and AMR (SENSITEC GmbH) Wheatstone bridges. Comparison is done with the ultimate aim of designing low noise current conditioners for mini search coils based, magnetometers with galvanic insulation useful for further developments.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121611527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Noise diagnostics of composite materials by using spectral characteristics of electromagnetic emission","authors":"P. Koktavy, T. Trčka, B. Koktavý","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578939","url":null,"abstract":"Our study is focused on the use of spectral characteristics of electromagnetic emission signals for damage assessment of mechanical loaded composite materials. We have developed a methodology for evaluation of the power spectral density of the crack electric dipole moment waveform based on the measured voltage at the capacitance sensor measurement circuit output. The obtained characteristics were studied in dependence on the applied force for the various loading conditions.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114311171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Kaufman, R. Tindjong, D. Luchinsky, P. McClintock, R. Eisenberg
{"title":"Resonant multi-ion conduction in a simple model of calcium channels","authors":"I. Kaufman, R. Tindjong, D. Luchinsky, P. McClintock, R. Eisenberg","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578926","url":null,"abstract":"The ionic permeation of a biological ion channel is a multi-particle, non-equilibrium, stochastic process. Brownian dynamics simulations for a simple electrostatic model of the calcium channel reveal regular structure in the conductance and selectivity as functions of the negative fixed charge Qf on the protein wall at the selectivity filter. This structure consists of distinct high conductance regions (conduction bands) separated by regions of near non-conductance (stop-bands). We report self-consistent electrostatic calculations of single-file, double-ion, stochastic optimal trajectories, and of the energy profiles along these trajectories, for different Qf. We show that the energy difference ΔE along the optimal path exhibits a pronounced minimum near Qf = 3e corresponding to an almost barrier-less (ΔE ~ kBT) resonance-like form of conduction. We demonstrate explicitly that the sharply-defined conduction/selectivity peak of the L-type calcium channel is attributable to the barrier-less knock-on motion of a pair of calcium ions that can occur when their mutual electrostatic repulsion balances their electrostatic attraction to the charge at the selectivity filter. The electrostatics calculations agree well with the results of Brownian dynamics simulations. These results clarify the longstanding puzzle of how the L-type calcium channel exhibits, simultaneously, both high calcium selectivity and conduction at almost the rate of free diffusion.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122088022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"All the colors of noise","authors":"L. Reggiani","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578874","url":null,"abstract":"In the frequency domain electrical noise of a two terminal device under steady state is characterized by its spectrum, Sx(f), with X indicating voltage or current fluctuations depending upon the boundary conditions of the experimental/theoretical set-up. The measured spectrum covers the typical range from micro to Tera Hz, corresponding to colors in the dark region for human eyes but clearly detectable by experimental apparata and/or predictable by theoretical modeling. Overall, essential information on the microscopic time scale of charge transport is available from the knowledge of this “dark” noise-spectroscopy. This paper reviews some interesting features of noise spectra that have been challenged during my research activity and which I believe can still be sources of discussion and open problems, as remarked in the text.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131714247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time-varying low-frequency noise in InGaP/GaAs HBTs","authors":"O. Sevimli, A. Parker, S. Mahon, A. Fattorini","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578956","url":null,"abstract":"Time-varying low-frequency noise is observed in InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors from two different foundries. Frequency-domain noise spectral density measurements are repeated in regular intervals and plotted in 3-D to reveal variations both in frequency and time. The low-frequency noise models obtained from the frequency-domain noise measurements are used for predicting phase noise but, as the instantaneous values are not preserved in frequency-domain averaging, they have limited validity.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132228487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Tartarin, S. Karboyan, D. Carisetti, B. Lambert
{"title":"Gate defects in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs revealed by low frequency noise measurements","authors":"J. Tartarin, S. Karboyan, D. Carisetti, B. Lambert","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578987","url":null,"abstract":"From the last decade, Nitride-based High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) have demonstrated excellent electrical and noise performances to address transceivers modules. Within this paper, a discussion on the low frequency noise on the gate access (i.e. gate current spectral density SIG) in the frequency range of 1Hz-100kHz is presented. SIG spectra reveal different signatures according to the configuration of biasing of the transistor, and to the dimensions of the transistor: the noise of the Schottky diode is studied alone (under open drain configuration), and compared with SIG of the transistor biased in the saturated region (at VDs=8V). Two designs of devices are tested: research-level devices featuring single gate finger are compared with commercial devices featuring four gate fingers, where each finger is four times larger (i.e. 16 times larger gate width than research level devices). The two sets of devices followed the same fabrication process. It is found that whatever the sizing and the gate pad configuration of the devices, the LFN spectra observed on each set of transistors feature identical signatures. The leakage carriers are following the same path between the gate and source accesses. LFN can be used as an accurate tool to discriminate between conduction mechanisms of devices, and to help to understand what are the underlying mechanisms leading to the conduction of the Schottky diode (and thus to its degradation). Moreover, it is shown that the SIG measurements under transistor biasing conditions can be correlated to the gate current spectral density in diode mode: the leakage current zone can also be tracked under this biasing operating mode.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114326635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Eklund, S. Sani, S. Mohseni, J. Persson, B. Malm, J. Åkerman
{"title":"Triple mode-jumping in a spin torque oscillator","authors":"A. Eklund, S. Sani, S. Mohseni, J. Persson, B. Malm, J. Åkerman","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578965","url":null,"abstract":"In a nano-contact Co/Cu/NiFe spin torque oscillator, mode-jumping between up to three frequencies within 22.5-24.0 GHz is electrically observed in the time domain. The measurements reveal toggling between two states with differing oscillation amplitude, of which the low-amplitude state is further divided into two rapidly alternating modes. Analysis of the mode dwell time statistics and the total time spent in each mode is carried out, and it is found that in both aspects the balance between the modes is greatly altered with the DC drive current.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"151 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123498157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Mahi, A. Belghachi, H. Marinchio, C. Palermo, L. Varani, P. Shiktorov, V. Gruzhinskis, J. Starikov
{"title":"Terahertz detection and electronic noise in field-effect transistors","authors":"A. Mahi, A. Belghachi, H. Marinchio, C. Palermo, L. Varani, P. Shiktorov, V. Gruzhinskis, J. Starikov","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578929","url":null,"abstract":"High electron-mobility transistors can be used as efficient detectors of an incident THz radiation on its metallic electrodes. This detection can become strongly resonant if the frequency of the THz radiation coincides with plasma eigenfrequencies of the transistor channel. By using a hydrodynamic model we investigate in parallel the transistor intrinsic high-frequency current noise spectrum and its harmonic and average current responses to a voltage perturbation at the electrodes. In both cases we discuss the appearance of resonances associated with the excitation of 2D and 3D plasma modes and, to get an additional physical insight into the properties of the different parts of the transistor, we compute also the local noise spectra originated by electron velocity perturbations distributed in the channel. We demonstrate that the main resonances in the drain current noise spectrum are the same as those observed in the current response to an external THz excitation thus confirming the strong link existing between these two quantities.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"2228 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127472514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Seif, F. Pascal, B. Sagnes, A. Hoffmann, S. Haendler, P. Chevalier, D. Gloria
{"title":"Low frequency noise measurements of advanced BiCMOS SiGeC Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors used for mm-Wave to terahertz applications","authors":"M. Seif, F. Pascal, B. Sagnes, A. Hoffmann, S. Haendler, P. Chevalier, D. Gloria","doi":"10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNF.2013.6578977","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we present recent low frequency noise results obtained on Si/SiGeC Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBTs) associated with a 0.13μm BiCMOS technology. Two technologies are studied, referenced as A and B, with high frequency figures of merit f<sub>T</sub>/f<sub>MAX</sub> (unity current gain frequency/maximum oscillation frequency) 220/280 GHz for technology A and 300/400 GHz for technology B. The LF Noise measurements are performed in the 1Hz-100 kHz frequency range as a function of the base bias current and of the emitter area A<sub>E</sub>. The 1/f noise component is studied through the SPICE LFN parameters A<sub>F</sub> and K<sub>F</sub>. The K<sub>B</sub> figure of merit (K<sub>B</sub> = K<sub>F</sub> *A<sub>E</sub>), used to compare the 1/f noise level, has an excellent value of 1.5 10<sup>-10</sup> μm<sup>2</sup> for technology A and above 6 10<sup>-10</sup> μm<sup>2</sup> for technology B. Dispersion of the 1/f noise level observed on technology B is associated to the presence of predominant GR components. A temperature study of the 1/f noise level evolution in the range 15-100°C was also done. The temperature dependence is week except at very low base current bias.","PeriodicalId":447195,"journal":{"name":"2013 22nd International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126111463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}