Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) have drawn huge interest in recent years and have been
extensively used in a range of fields including the most important one—optical …

The past decade has seen rapid progress in research into high-performance Ge-on-Si
photodetectors. Owing to their excellent optoelectronic properties, which include high …

This book explains physical principles, unique benefits, broad categories, implementation
aspects, and performance criteria of distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS). For each kind …

Infrared Detectors provides comprehensive coverage of this important aspect of infrared
technology, including details of recent research efforts directed toward improving the …

This new edition of Infrared and Terahertz Detectors provides a comprehensive overview of
infrared and terahertz detector technology, from fundamental science to materials and …

Single-photon detectors (SPDs) are the most sensitive instruments for light detection. In the
near-infrared range, SPDs based on III–V compound semiconductor avalanche photodiodes …

Integrating nanophotonics with electronics could enhance and/or enable opportunities in
areas ranging from communications and computing to novel diagnostics,. Light sources and …

Silicon-germanium (Si–Ge)-based avalanche photodiodes (APDs) have shown a significant
improvement in receiver sensitivity compared to their III–V counterparts due to the superior …

Wide-bandgap semiconductors possess much larger energy bandgaps in comparison to
traditional semiconductors such as silicon, rendering them very promising for applications in …

The detection of gravitational waves with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo has enabled
novel tests of general relativity, including direct study of the polarization of gravitational …