Two simple proofs of Capasso's excess noise factor FNof an ideal N-stage staircase multiplier
Aldert van der Ziel, Y.J. Yu, G. Bosman, C. M. Van Vliet · IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices · 1986
Two simple derivations of Capasso's result for the excess noise factor FNare presented. In the first derivation, we employ the concept of noise measure; in the second derivation, Friis's rule is used.