On Friday, April 4, 2014 1:09:15 AM UTC-4, sgpopt...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > I am doing the architecture for a new optical design for onsumer market and   
   I need a reasonably price Avalanche Photo-diode with relatively big size. Who   
   would be a good vendor for this type of diodes? My signal is not very high   
   frequency. (2MHz).   
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   > I have used Hamamatsu before but I think you cannot make money by using   
   Hamamatsu.   
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   > Thx.   
      
   Large area and Avalanche PD sounds expensive.  For the past year or so I've   
   wanted to try avalanching a regular PD.  It wouldn't be as good as one   
   designed for avalanche operation, but it might work just fine.  What's your   
   photon flux?   
      
   George H.   
      
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