Numerical analysis of homojunction avalanche photodiodes (APDs)

Progress In Electromagnetics Research C

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 45-56

  Mokari, H ^a   Seyedi, M H ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; IONIZATION; PHOTODIODES;

CARRIER MULTIPLICATION; DEAD SPACE; HOMOJUNCTION; IONIZATION COEFFICIENT; IONIZATION PROCESS; NONLOCAL;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77349090774     PISSN: 19378718     EISSN: 15309681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERC08013004     Document Type: Article

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