Low-bias performance of avalanche photodetector - a time-domain approach

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-74

  Das, N R ^a   Deen, M Jamal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRON EMISSION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HOLE TRAPS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES (APD);

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0035120950     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.892726     Document Type: Article

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