Generation–recombination noise explained

Generation–recombination noise, or g–r noise, is a type of electrical signal noise caused statistically by the fluctuation of the generation and recombination of electrons in semiconductor-based photon detectors.^[1]

See also

• Noise
• Noise (audio) – residual low level "hiss or hum"
• Noise (electronic) – related to electronic circuitry.
• Noise figure – the ratio of the output noise power to attributable thermal noise.
• Signal noise – in science, fluctuations in the signal being received.
• Thermal noise – sets a fundamental lower limit to what can be measured.
• Weighting filter
• ITU-R 468 noise weighting
• A-weighting
• List of noise topics

Notes and References

1. Smith . D. L. . 1982 . Theory of generation‐recombination noise in intrinsic photoconductors . Journal of Applied Physics . 53 . 10 . 7051–7060 . 10.1063/1.330006 . 1982JAP....53.7051S . 0021-8979.