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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Jeffrey Don Beck, Plano, TX (US);
Pradip Mitra, Colleyville, TX (US);
Chang-feng Wan, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael A. Kinch, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Don Beck, Plano, TX (US);
Pradip Mitra, Colleyville, TX (US);
Chang-Feng Wan, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael A. Kinch, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems, Inc., Palm Bay, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/107 (2006.01); G01J 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An avalanche photodiode is operated in avalanche mode at a selected reverse bias that achieves high gain and a reduced gain normalized dark current.