DocumentCode
1272873
Title
Analysis of nonideal solid-state photomultiplier (SSPM) for optical receivers
Author
Fyath, R.S. ; O´Reilly, J.J.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Sch. Univ. Coll. of North Wales, Bangor, UK
Volume
135
Issue
6
fYear
1988
fDate
12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
423
Lastpage
434
Abstract
Recently, interest has been shown in superlattice avalanche photodiodes (APDs) in which multiple ionisation per initiating carrier per stage occurs as a basis for a solid-state photomultiplier (SSPM). The authors present a new discrete ionisation model for the SSPM which is used to predict the gain and noise characteristics of these devices. The expressions obtained are quite general and can be applied to photomultiplier tubes, single ionisation or two-ionisation superlattice APDs, and conventional APDs as special cases
Keywords
avalanche photodiodes; optical communication equipment; photomultipliers; receivers; solid-state photomultiplier; superlattice avalanche photodiodes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0267-3932
Type
jour
Filename
9958
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