The signal/noise ratio is estimated in comparing p–i–n and a.p.d. photodetectors. In the longer-wavelength region, the p–i–n diode is expected to be superior to the a.p.d., although, in the shorter-wavelength region, under 1.0μm, the converse is true.
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Hata et al. (1977) studied this question.