Introducing students to single photon detection with a reverse-biased LED in avalanche mode
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Lowell I. McCann
An inexpensive experiment using a reverse-biased LED as an avalanche photodiode is described. The experiment is rich in physics topics and experimental techniques, allowing students to explore the statistics of random events, basic discriminator circuits, and the behavior of avalanche photodiodes.
2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College
Part of the BFY Conference series
College Park, MD: July 22-24, 2015
Pages 64-67
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McCann, Lowell. "Introducing students to single photon detection with a reverse-biased LED in avalanche mode." Paper presented at the 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College, College Park, MD, July 22-24, 2015. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13808&DocID=4229 (accessed 6 April 2025).
McCann, Lowell. "Introducing students to single photon detection with a reverse-biased LED in avalanche mode." 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College. College Park, MD: 2015. 64-67 of BFY Conference. 6 Apr. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13808&DocID=4229>.
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Title = {Introducing students to single photon detection with a reverse-biased LED in avalanche mode},
BookTitle = {2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College},
Pages = {64-67},
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Series = {BFY Conference},
Month = {July 22-24},
Year = {2015}
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