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Ingaas Avalanche Photodiodes for Ranging and Lidar

Ingaas Avalanche Photodiodes for Ranging and Lidar

Paperback

Series: Woodhead Publishing Electronic and Optical Materials

Technology & Engineering

ISBN10: 0081027257
ISBN13: 9780081027257
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Published: May 12 2020
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes for Ranging and Lidar discusses the materials, physics, and design considerations of avalanche photodiodes (APDs) developed for 3D imaging sensors, which will enable self-driving cars and autonomously navigating drones.

The book provides a detailed theoretical understanding of all types of APD, including the semiconductor physics underlying device function and the mathematics of avalanche noise. Both linear- and Geiger-mode operation of APDs are addressed, and contemporary research on APDs manufactured from a variety of different material systems is reviewed. The approach unites a theoretical treatment of common figures of merit with a practical discussion of how they impact sensor system performance. Models are developed for the sensitivity, maximum effective range, and ranging precision of time-of-flight APD photoreceiver circuits.

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