Noise measurements from 500 kHz to 22 MHz and at ambient temperatures T between 140 and 350°K have been performed on a double-injection silicon diode as a function of operating point. The results indicate that at high frequencies, (i) the noise increases linearly with T, and (ii) the noise also depends linearly on the differential conductance g at the same frequency. Within at most a 5% error, the high-frequency noise is quantitatively represented by Nyquist's formula {i 2 ) = 4kTgAf throughout the experimental range. This proves the thermal nature of the high-frequency noise of double injection. Possible limits on this result and its comparison with alternative theories are discussed.
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