A new approach to optical crosstalk modeling in single-photon avalanche diodes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 330-332

  Rech, Ivan ^a   Ingargiola, Antonino ^a   Spinelli, Robert ^a   Labanca, Ivan ^a   Marangoni, Stephano ^a   Ghioni, Massimo ^a   Cova, Sergio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiodes; Detectors; Optical crosstalk; Photodetectors

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS;

DIRECT OPTICAL PATH; OPTICAL CROSSTALK; OPTICAL ISOLATION BARRIER;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

EID: 40549135719     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.915654     Document Type: Article

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