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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2022
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Patrick Stephen Goley, Atlanta, GA (US);
John D. Cressler, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an avalanche photodiode (APD), comprising: a p-doped substrate; a first n-doped region; an n-doped epitaxial region; a plurality of n-doped wells; and a first p-doped region. The first n-doped region can be positioned above at least a portion of the p-doped substrate. The n-doped epitaxial region can be positioned above at least a portion of the first n-doped region. The plurality of n-doped wells can be positioned within the first n-doped epitaxial region. The first p-doped region can be positioned above the n-doped epitaxial region and the plurality of n-doped wells.