Until the early 2000's, the avalanche photodiode (APD) was widely deployed in high-
performance optical receivers that operated up to 10 Gb/s. In subsequent years, the use of …

For high-bit-rate long-haul fiber optic communications, the avalanche photodiode (APD) is
frequently the photodetector of choice owing to its internal gain, which provides a sensitivity …

Abstract Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) are key semiconductor components that amplify
weak optical signals via the impact ionization process, but this process' stochastic nature …

The development of high-performance optical receivers has been a primary driving force for
research on III-V compound avalanche photodiodes (APDs). The evolution of fiber optic …

Evolution of Low-Noise Avalanche Photodetectors Page 1 IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED
TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, VOL. 28, NO. 2, MARCH/APRIL 2022 3800911 …

Photomultiplication, initiated by both pure electron and pure hole injection, has been
measured in submicrometer Si p+-in+ and n+-ip+ diodes with intrinsic region thicknesses w …

Avalanche noise measurements have been performed on a range of homojunction GaAs
p/sup+/-in/sup+/and n/sup+/-ip/sup+/diodes with" i" region widths,/spl omega/from 2.61 to …

Carrier multiplication via impact ionization in two-dimensional (2D) layered materials is a
very promising process for manufacturing high-performance devices because the …

A steep switching device with a low subthreshold swing (SS) that overcomes the
fundamental Boltzmann limit (kT/q) is required to efficiently process a continuously …

Over the past 40+ years, III-V materials have been intensively studied for avalanche
photodetectors, driven by applications including optical communications, imaging, quantum …