Glasses and Refractive indices
Planar Waveguides
Cylindrical Waveguides
Dispersion
Optical Detection
Erbium Fibers
API
Versions
Return best gain for an avalanche photodiode.
I0 – current (A)
Rload – load resistance (Ohms)
Idark – dark current (A)
x – excess noise (0.3 for Si, 0.7 for InGaAs, 1.0 for Ge APDs)
T – Temperature
optimal gain (–)