Excess noise factor F Multiplication factor M Ionisation coefficient ratio k Effective ionisation coefficient ratio keff Electron ionisation coefficient α Hole ionisation coefficient β Avalanche region trial w PDF Probability distribution function RC limited bandwidth BRC Transit time tr Transit time limited bandwidth Btr Diffusion time Diffusion time limited bandwidth Bdiff GBP Gain bandwidth product IV Current-voltage CV Capacitance-voltage Absorption coefficient a Optical P Reflectivity R Theoretical responsivity RvT Measured responsivity Rvm Ionisation threshold energy for electron Ethe Ionisation threshold energy for hole Ethh Electric field E Pure electron initiated gain Me Pure hole initiated gain Mh Temperature coefficient of breakdown voltage Cbd Breakdown voltage Vbd Temperature T Mean square noise current Ni Corrected power Nc Measured noise power NM Effective noise bandwidth B Primary current Ipr
F Excess noise factor M Multiplication factor k Ionisation coefficient ratio keff Effective ionisation coefficient ratio α Electron ionisation coefficient β Hole ionisation coefficient w Avalanche region PDF Probability distribution function BRC RC limited bandwidth tr Transit time Btr Transit time limited bandwidth Diffusion time Bdiff Diffusion time limited bandwidth GBP Gain bandwidth product IV Current-voltage CV Capacitance-voltage a Absorption coefficient P Optical R Reflectivity RvT Theoretical responsivity Rvm Measured responsivity Ethe Ionisation threshold energy for electron Ethh Ionisation threshold energy for hole E Electric field Me Pure electron initiated gain Mh Pure hole initiated gain Cbd Temperature coefficient of breakdown voltage Vbd Breakdown voltage T Temperature Ni Mean square noise current Nc Corrected power NM Measured noise power B Effective noise bandwidth Ipr Primary current trial