Time and Frequency Response of the Conventional Avalanche Photodiode

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1986, Pages 1511-1517

  Teich, Malvin C ^a   Matsuo, Kuniaki ^a   Saleh, Bahaa E A ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0005900901     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-ED.1986.22701     Document Type: Article

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