Author/Authors :
Solovov، نويسنده , , V.N. and Neves، نويسنده , , F. and Chepel، نويسنده , , V. and Lopes، نويسنده , , M.I and Marques، نويسنده , , R.F. and Policarpo، نويسنده , , A.J.P.L.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A Large Area Avalanche Photodiode was studied, aiming to access its performance as light detector at low temperatures, down to −80°C. The excess noise factor, F, was measured and found to be approximately independent of the temperature. A linear dependence of F on the APD gain with a slope of 0.00239±0.00008 was observed for gains >100. The detection of low intensity light pulses, producing only a few primary electron–hole pairs in the photodiode, is reported.
Keywords :
Excess noise factor , Photodetectors , Avalanche photodiode , LAAPD
