Performance comparisons between PIN and APD photodetectors for use in optical communication systems

In this report, a performance comparison of the conventional PIN photodiode with the Avalanche Photodiode (APD) in an optical communication system is presented. The effects of bandwidth, gain, extinction ratio, shot noise and thermal noise are compared and studied in detail. It was shown that the Q...

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Main Authors: Forsyth, David Ian, Kharraz, Osayd
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/32994/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2012.04.008
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