Strong dependence of time resolution on detector diameter in single photon avalanche diodes

Electronics Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 1990, Pages 2053-2054

  Lacaita, A ^a   Mastrapasqua, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avalanche diodes; Diodes

Indexed keywords

PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES, PHOTODIODE;

SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODES;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES, AVALANCHE;

EID: 0025512043     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19901324     Document Type: Article

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