Analysis of an avalanche photodiode used as an optoelectronic mixer for a frequency modulated continuous wave laser range finder

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Dupuy, David ^a   Lescure, Marc ^a   Tap Béteille, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiode; FMCW; Laser range finder

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RANGE FINDERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; LASER RANGE FINDER; OPTOELECTRONIC MIXER; PHOTOELECCRIC CURRENT;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 0036863649     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/4/6/377     Document Type: Article

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