An avalanche photodiode (APD) is a highly sensitive type of photodiode, which in general are semiconductor diodes that exploit the photoelectric effect...

the load resistance in a typical circuit often dominates. Avalanche photodiodes are photodiodes with structure optimized for operating with high reverse...

A single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD), also called Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (G-APD or GM-APD) is a solid-state photodetector within the same family...

avalanche photodiode is a high-gain photon detector. They are "ideal for use in high-speed, low-light-level applications". The avalanche photodiode is...

"Low Bulk Leakage Current Avalanche Photodiode" (U.S. Patent US3534231), which presented the design of an avalanche photodiode to reduce the bulk leakage...

amplified before entering an external electronic circuit. In an avalanche photodiode the original charge carrier is created by the absorption of a photon...

complex analog filtering or pulse shaping electronics. Conventional avalanche photodiodes (APDs) also produce an amplified analog current in response to light...

photons under the influence of applied fields, such as occurs in an avalanche photodiode (APD). When a suitable radiation is used, the photoelectric current...

– a diode that emits light Photodiode – passes current in proportion to incident light Avalanche photodiode – photodiode with internal gain Solar Cell...

splitter to direct about half of the incident photons toward one avalanche photodiode, and half toward a second. Pulses from one detector are used to provide...