• DocumentCode
    994536
  • Title

    Measurements of the statistics of excess noise in separate absorption, grading and multiplication (SAGM) avalanche photodiodes

  • Author

    Kasper, B.L. ; Campbell, Joe C. ; Dentai, A.G.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    796
  • Lastpage
    798
  • Abstract
    Measurements of the statistical distributions of excess noise as a function of avalanche gain and incident optical power are reported for SAGM avalanche photodiodes. The observed distributions are not Gaussian, but exhibit a `high-side¿ tail which has consequences for the performance of these APDs in optical receivers.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; electric noise measurement; electron device noise; optical communication equipment; APDs; SAGM avalanche photodiodes; avalanche gain; distributions; excess noise statistics measurement; high side tail; incident optical power; nonGaussian distributions; optical receivers; performance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840542
  • Filename
    4249051
    • Link To Document
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