Temperature Correction
of the Spectral Response of a Photodiode
O. V. Moskovkin
Institution of Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Division,
Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Papanintsev 105, Barnaul, 656099 Russia
e-mail: mov@iwep.secna.ru
Received July 11, 2000
AbstractA method for compensating the temperature instability of the photodiode response is tested. The
method is based on the simultaneous measurement of the photocurrent and temperature of the photodiode. A
subsequent digital correction reduces the temperature fluctuations of the photocurrent down to the intrinsic
noise level. This method, in contrast to the traditional active thermostabilization method, excludes heating of
the photodiode and provides an order of magnitude smaller threshold of detectability. Experimental results for
a 


-10 photodiode are presented; the temperature coefficients of the photodiodes spectral response are
determined for several wavelengths.
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