Detectors for lightwave communication

NOV 01, 1977

Silicon photodiodes, particularly those of the avalanche type, offer speed, efficiency, sensitivity and reliability—both for the systems now in development and future ones at longer wavelengths.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3037790

Hans Melchior

Telecommunication with light waves today stands at the threshold of widespread use.

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Hans Melchior. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.