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Low Noise Avalanche Photodiodes

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Excess noise in GaAs n + -i-p + sExpected convergencewith decreasing wExcess <strong>Noise</strong> Factor, F54321w = 0.2µmw = 0.1µmw = 0.05µmk = 1 0.6 0.4k = 01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910Multiplication, M h0.2The excess noise decreasesas w decreases, instead ofincreasing according to k.Hole initiated noisemeasurements alsoshowed unexpected andsignificant noisereduction as w becamesmallerBehavior cannot beexplained by McIntyretheory<strong>Low</strong> <strong>Noise</strong> <strong>Avalanche</strong> <strong>Photodiodes</strong>

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