Title :
Very low noise avalanche detection
Author :
Herbert, D.C. ; Chidley, E.T.R.
Author_Institution :
DERA, Malvern, UK
fDate :
7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Recent theoretical work has shown that the excess noise of an avalanche can be quenched in high-frequency fields. In this brief, we propose a circuit to exploit this result and achieve very low noise avalanche photodiodes. The circuit also has the potential to discriminate against dark counts
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; semiconductor device noise; avalanche photodiodes; dark counts; excess noise quenching; high-frequency fields; very low noise devices; Avalanche photodiodes; Charge carrier processes; Circuit noise; Feedback; Ionization; Noise generators; Oscillators; P-i-n diodes; Probability distribution; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
