Multigate single-photon detection and timing discrimination with an InGaAs/lnP avalanche photodiode

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1773-1776

  Zhou, Chunyuan ^a   Wu, Guang ^a   Zeng, Heping ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; MULTIPLE GATES; SINGLE-PHOTON CLICKS; SINGLE-PHOTON TIMING;

PHOTONS;

EID: 33645753072     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.001773     Document Type: Article

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