1 Introduction 2 Radiometry Calculations 3 Detection Regimes and Figures of Merit 4 Photomultipliers 5 Photodiodes 6 Avalanche Photodiode, SPAD and SiPM 7 Phototransistors, Photoconductors and SNSPD 8 Thermal Detectors and Thermography 9 Solar Cells 10 Coherent Detection 11 Advanced Photodetection Techniques 12 Image Detectors Appendixes
Biography
Dr. Silvano Donati is Emeritus Professor of Optoelectronics in the Department of Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, at the University of Pavia, Italy. Upon earning a degree in Physics with honors from University of Milano, he joined CISE, where he worked on photodetectors and optoelectronic instrumentation. At the University of Pavia he was a lecturer in Electronics Circuits Design, Electronic Materials and Technologies, and Electro-Optical Systems, and then full professor in Optoelectronics in charge of courses on Photodetectors, Optoelectronic Instrumentation, and Optical Communications. Under his guidance, 120 Master students and 20 PhDs have graduated. He is a Life Fellow Member of IEEE, Life Fellow Member of Optica, and Meritorious member of AEI. He is also Member of several other Societies, including SPIE, IMAPS, and IoP.
