What is a PIN avalanche photodiode (APD)? What is a PIN photodiode? How to characterize avalanche breakdown in GaN. Major differences exist between a PIN photodiode and an avalanche photodiode (APD), ...

Photo Diode chip active area sizes from 0.1mm to 3.0mm are available to provide the optimum balance between low dark current, high speed and light sensitivity. This allows for increased flexibility ...

In creating a design, different devices and components are employed into a single system. Knowing the DC electrical characteristics of components of each is essential in order to determine the ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas, March 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the internet datacenter, cable ...

The ODD-5W silicon PIN photodiode responds over a wavelength range of 400 to 1,100 nm. Measuring just 5 mm² it features an active-area diameter of 2.52 mm. Packaged in a TO-5 with a flat window, it is ...

There’s some interesting technology bundled into this energy harvesting wristwatch. While energy harvesting timepieces (called automatic watches) have been around for nearly 240 years, [bobricius] has ...

A photodiode also referred to as a photo-detector is a semiconductor device that converts light energy into an electrical current. Photodiodes are sensitive to light across a specific range of ...