Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 6, 1438(2025)

High-speed avalanche photodiodes for optical communication

Tianhong Liu1...2, Guohao Yang1,2, Jinping Li1,* and Cunzhu Tong1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Dec. 4, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 27, 2025

    Published Online: May. 8, 2025

    The Author Email: Jinping Li (lijinping@ciomp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.544561

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.544561

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