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March 18, 2024 at 10:45 pm
Guilin Sun
Ansys Employee

As I mentioned, there is no difference whatever the semiconductor material you use for simulation of such device. Just follow the examples online to set up your simulation and contact us should you have questions.

https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/articles/6676559298323-SPAD-Secondary-Emission-and-Absorption

https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/articles/18772400259859-SPAD-dark-count-rate-simulation

https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/articles/11910437549203-Optical-crosstalk-in-SPAD-due-to-secondary-emission 

https://optics.ansys.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042331634-10-V-Ge-on-Si-APD-with-Si-multiplicationÂ