APD

(in semiconductors) photodiode that uses the avalanche effect to increase the strength of a photocurrent signal and enable fast light-controlled switching operations (Electronics)

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Abbreviation for avalanche photodiode . Note: apd and a.p.d. are also used.

A photodiode that operates with a reverse-bias voltage that causes the primary photocurrent to undergo amplification by cumulative multiplication of charge carriers. Note: As the reverse-bias voltage increases toward the breakdown, hole-electron pairs are created by absorbed photons. An avalanche effect occurs when the hole-electron pairs acquire sufficient energy to create additional pairs when the incident photons collide with the ions, i.e., the holes and electrons. Thus, a signal gain is achieved. [After 2196]

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