Low-frequency noise in single growth planar separate absorption, grading, charge, and multiplication avalanche photodiodes

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 537-543

  An, Serguei ^a   Deen, M Jamal ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; AVALANCHE DIODES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES (APD);

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 0033878090     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.824724     Document Type: Article

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