InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes for Ranging and Lidar (Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials)

InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes for Ranging and Lidar discusses the materials, physics and design considerations necessary for the 3D image sensing applications that will enable self-driving cars and autonomously-navigating drones. The book's author provides an overview of the fundamentals of APDs, the remaining challenges that researchers and engineers are working to solve, and how to apply them in the real-world. Key features of the book include its emphasis on design considerations, how they may impact device performance, and detector characteristics that cover both the theoretical definition of common figures of merit and their practical impact on sensor system performance.

Finally, the author reviews desired performance characteristics and practical manufacturing constraints, including how APD figures of merit would impact photoreceiver performance. In particular, crystal growth, material selection and application issues that impact design considerations are addressed.

• Addresses the materials, device and system design challenges that face researchers today, presenting all the information in one key resource
• Reviews all key APD figures of merit and explains the connection between device and system performance
• Written by an industry expert with 13 years of experience developing InAlAs, InGaAs and InP avalanche photodiodes (APDs)