• DocumentCode
    3559512
  • Title

    Experimental Determination of the Gain Distribution of an Avalanche Photodiode at Low Gains

  • Author

    Tsujino, Kenji ; Akiba, Makoto ; Sasaki, Masahide

  • Author_Institution
    New Generation Network Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    24
  • Lastpage
    26
  • Abstract
    A measurement system for determining the gain distributions of avalanche photodiodes (APDs) in a low gain range is presented. The system is based on an ultralow-noise charge-sensitive amplifier and detects the output carriers from an APD. The noise of the charge-sensitive amplifier is as low as 4.2 electrons at a sampling rate of 200 Hz. The gain distribution of a commercial Si APD with low average gains is presented, demonstrating the McIntyre theory in the low gain range.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; low noise amplifiers; McIntyre theory; avalanche photodiode; frequency 200 Hz; gain distribution; low gains; ultralow-noise charge-sensitive amplifier; Avalanche photodiodes (APDs); charge-sensitive amplifier; gain distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Device Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Location
    12/12/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • ISSN
    0741-3106
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LED.2008.2008404
  • Filename
    4711091
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3559512