• DocumentCode
    1054312
  • Title

    The probability distribution of gains in avalanche photodiodes

  • Author

    Balaban, P. ; Fleischer, P.E. ; Zucker, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    10/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1189
  • Lastpage
    1190
  • Abstract
    The probability density function for the gain of an avalanche photodiode is derived. The derivation is based on a Lagrange expansion of the implicit form of the moment generating function. The results confirm previously published conjectures.
  • Keywords
    Avalanche photodiodes; Charge carrier processes; Convolution; Electron optics; Ionization; Lagrangian functions; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Probability density function; Probability distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1976.18570
  • Filename
    1478583