High bit rate germanium single photon detectors for 1310 nm

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6976, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Seamons, J A ^a   Carroll, M S ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

1.3mum; APD; Dark counts; Photo detectors; Photodiodes telecommunications; Sensors; SPAD

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; QUENCHING;

DARK COUNTS; PHOTODIODES TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

EID: 43649108894     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.778125     Document Type: Conference Paper

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