Title :
Physics and design of low noise avalanche photodiodes
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
The paper presents the results of obtaining low excess noise of avalanche photodiodes (APDs). Thin avalanching widths offer APDs with other advantages such as lower operating voltages, better temperature stability and predicted enhanced speed of operation.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; optical design techniques; optical noise; semiconductor device noise; APD; low noise avalanche photodiodes; temperature stability; thin avalanching widths; Avalanche photodiodes; Ionization; Lasers and Electro-Optics Society; Noise reduction; Optical noise; Physics; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor materials; Signal to noise ratio; Stochastic resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers, 2003. Proceedings of CAOL 2003. First International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7948-9
DOI :
10.1109/CAOL.2003.1250516
