Multigigabit-per-Second Avalanche Photodiode Lightwave Receivers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1987, Pages 1351-1364

  Kasper, Bryon L ^a   Campbell, Joe C ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES, AVALANCHE; TRANSISTORS, BIPOLAR; TRANSISTORS, FIELD EFFECT;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE LIGHTWAVE RECEIVERS; BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIERS; MESFET AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL FIBER RECEIVERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES, PHOTODIODE;

EID: 0023670639     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.1987.1075425     Document Type: Article

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