Two-dimensional APDs and SPADs and related methods
US9391225B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/12123
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) and single photon avalanche detectors (SPADs) are provided with a lateral multiplication region that provides improved amplification through increased impact ionization.
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