Characterization of silicon avalanche photodiodes for photon correlation measurements. 1: Passive quenching

Applied Optics

Volumn 25, Issue 22, 1986, Pages 4122-4126

  Brown, Robert G W ^a   Ridley, Kevin D ^a   Rarity, John G ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84975554925     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.25.004122     Document Type: Article

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