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Achievement of shot-noise-limited sensitivity and 50 dB dynamic range by photon-counting receiver using Si avalanche photodiode

Achievement of shot-noise-limited sensitivity and 50 dB dynamic range by photon-counting receiver using Si avalanche photodiode

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A photon-counting receiver using an Si avalanche photodiode has been constructed. The circuit noise, dark-current noise and excess noise pulses can be discriminated perfectly from the signal pulse; thus a shot-noise-limited receiver sensitivity has been achieved. The dynamic range of the receiver is above 50 dB.

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