Linear-mode single photon counting APD arrays with subnanosecond, afterpulse-free performance for ladar, spectroscopy & QKD applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6572, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Aina, Leye ^a   Fathimulla, Ayub ^a   Hier, Harry ^d   Lecates, Mark ^a   Dwarkin, Robert ^a   Johnson, David ^a   Babu, Sachi ^b   Foshee, Jim ^c  

^a Epitaxial Technology LLC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Avalanche photodetector; Compound semiconductors; Ladar arrays; Optical preamplifier; Photoreceiver

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE PHOTODETECTOR; COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS; OPTICAL PREAMPLIFIER; PHOTORECEIVER;

GEIGER COUNTERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL RADAR; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

EID: 35948945758     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.721135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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